Planning. Start researching medals that you can use for awards at the end of your Summer Piano Olympics. Oriental Trading has some great options and chocolate coins are a yummy alternative. What about an Olympic Torch?  You definitely need a fiery object for your opening and closing ceremonies.  The one you see in the above photo was [...]

It happens every September. Sometimes even in late August. Piano lessons resume, students file into the studio and choose their keyboard.  You greet them happily and chit chat about how big they’ve grown and what grade they are now in. When all these pleasantries are done, you ask for keyboards to be turned on and “Let’s [...]

Maybe it’s a little early to start planning for your Summer 2012 Piano Camp. But don’t you think that you should start to plan and prepare, just like the athletes are training right now? Maybe, just maybe, it’s just the right time to start gathering everything you need, a little at a time, so you [...]

We play instruments each week in our Family Music classes, primarily because it’s fun! This is the time for getting to know the feel, and the sound of simple rhythm instruments, experimenting with different ways to play them.  Although I will give  examples of how to play the instruments, I do not expect everyone to [...]

Parents usually enroll their children in music class because of the musical benefits.  But have you ever taken the time to think about the neuroscience of music? Music, delivered in a thoughtful, useful, creative way will help your child make small changes in their behavior. In music class children can learn to relax and be calm. [...]