Piano Parents Crash Course

Saturday, January 5, 2019 by Lisa Flood | parents

Piano Parents Crash Course

Wondering what your child is learning in piano lessons and interested in learning more about music? Help your child get the most out of their piano lessons with the Piano Parents Crash Course! Learn the basics of music plus how to help with practice. This short and sweet course takes only a couple of hours but gives you all the tools and information you need! Flute parents will benefit from this, also.

Click this link to get started.

(I learned about this course through Piano Studios Unite. It was created by Bridey Gibson, a teacher in New Zealand. We've been watching her students for several years now in the PSU YouTube concerts. I love that our studios can support each other!)

Festive Fun for Christmas

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 by Lisa Flood | Intervals

Festive Fun for Christmas

December 2018

We've been enjoying a fun and festive holiday season! As we prepare for big events (the studio recital and Federation Festival) coming up in February, some less serious activities are appreciated in lessons.

Younger students had fun munching on Christmas colored jelly beans after correctly using them to label 4ths on the piano.

 

Other students enjoyed Christmas-themed sight-reading and rhythm activities. We love these resources from Teach Piano Today!

All students enjoyed receiving a beautiful, music ornament to place on their tree at home. (And, yes, some tried to play the music on their ornament!)

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Fall Performances

Saturday, November 24, 2018 by Lisa Flood | Performing

Fall Performances 2018

Sharing Music with Others

This fall semester we were presented with a couple of unexpected opportunities to perform. We jumped at the chance to share our music with others and had so much fun doing so!

Here are some of the students who performed background music at a craft fair. They prepared quite a few pieces and played on a rotation for several hours. They were amazing! Vendors mentioned that they enjoyed hearing the music throughout the morning.

Another group of students performed for residents at Taylor Home on Veterans Day. We had so much fun meeting the people there and heard many stories of their time in the military. We enjoyed seeing their pictures and hearing their memories!

The students and I learned a lot through these experiences. The students learned more about how to choose and prepare their own music and we all grew in our knowledge of stage presence and musicianship. We are grateful that we could share our music with others!