The more exposure a student has to a concept, and the more different contexts that exposure entails, the more likely he will remember it well. When that context is a fun card game, learning happens almost without the student realizing it! As you make your studio plans for the fall, consider adding Musical Suites to […]
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If you saw my giveaway last week for a Composers Activity Pak, then you’ve seen a lapbook. Similar to notebooking, lapbooking offers a way of compiling the information a student has learned in an attractive way that can be reviewed and enjoyed for years to come. One of the comments on my giveaway was from
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I have had several homeschooling piano students over the years, and they always give me great ideas about self-directed learning! One of my current homeschoolers told me about the Famous Composers notebooking pages at NotebookingPages.com. He’s been working on several of these throughout the year and has compiled a keepsake album about composers. Click the
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When my daughter was a baby, we signed up for Music Together classes. Soon after, I got my Kindermusik certification and taught for a large school. When hubby’s job moved us again, I decided to start my own early childhood music and movement program, so I did some training with Musikgarten and opened up a
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The adorable illustrations of Bosco and Kitty’s Piano Magic caught my eye as I was perusing the Lee Roberts exhibit at the MTNA conference. Bosco looks quite a bit like my Bella, a.k.a. Piano Dog. (She sits in on so many lessons that I half expect her to jump up and start playing one day!)
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