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Review: InTune App
When it comes to intonation, we pianists have it easy. Playing in tune is as simple as striking the right key and having the piano tuner’s phone number handy. But, if you teach other instruments, or...
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The Most Unusual Item in My Studio
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Kansas Music Teachers Association’s annual summer conference. At our first lunch session, we were given discussion prompts to encourage...
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Review: PractizPal Metronome
Every summer I look forward to the opportunity to dig in and really get to know all of the new music, apps and resources that accumulate in my studio during the year. With all of the new technology and...
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Group Lessons: Planning Curriculum
Earlier this month, I shared a post about the administrative side of my group lesson program that focused on how I structure and schedule groups. In this follow-up post, I’d like to share a little...
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PractizPal Giveaway Winner
The winner of our PractizPal Metronome giveaway is (drumroll, please)………… Comment #45: Melissa B. Congratulations, Melissa! I hope you and your students enjoy trying out this wonderful tool! If...
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(New!) Measure Cards
Want a fun new way to teach your beginning students the concepts of time signatures, measures, AND counting by measures (all at once)? Check out this new printable card set! When I teach time...
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Mancala & Egg Carton Rhythms
What can you do with a mancala board, an empty egg carton and a handful of colored gemstones? Teach eighth notes (of course)! Photo courtesy of greenchartreuse on Flickr Reader Rebecca Martin recently...
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Shoot for the Stars Visual Syllabus & Incentive Program
The new school year has officially begun! After a couple of weeks of much-needed vacation, my students and I started fall lessons last week… which meant it was time to unveil our new studio theme for...
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NEW! Web Discussion Forum
Do you enjoy connecting and learning from your teaching colleagues on the web? (My guess is that if you’re online reading this, the answer is “yes.” :)). If so, I’m excited to let you in on a fun...
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We’re Back
Pianimation.com has been up and down the last few days due to the high volume of traffic that the site has been receiving. We’ve upgraded our hosting plan and tweaked a few nobs. Hopefully we won’t run...
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