Balance for your life … Creativity for your studio.
It is incredibly important to take regular breaks. Running a studio means staying focused on your business is also a must. What to do? Back in my early years of teaching, one of my bosses pulled me aside one day and said, “Rosemarie, I don’t want you to be a great teacher. I want you…
I was really looking forward to attending the MusicEdConnect 2019 conference! From past experience I know the content will be great & the presenters approachable. My students also know (& lightly teased me) that next week I will be back in the studio with many ideas & an infectious excitement!
As I head into the new year, I have been looking back. Setting goals is a wonderful thing, but unless we have a clear vision they just become yet another thing on the to-do list.
Who doesn’t love professional development in the comfort of your home? This is part 2 of a 3-part series on highlights from the MusicEdConnect conference.
Who doesn’t love professional development in the comfort of your home? This is part 2 of a 3-part series on highlights from the MusicEdConnect conference.
Who doesn’t love professional development in the comfort of your home? This is part of a 3-part series on what the MusicEdConnect conference is & highlights from each day.
For this month’s resource review, I decided to focus on a resource for parents. It is important to keep in mind our piano parents as we make decisions for our studio. How can we support and educate them to make piano lessons a positive experience for the whole family?
Read more for my review of an unexpected gem.
I LOVE reading blogs and follow quite a few so that not a day goes by in which I am not exposed to a new idea or way of doing something. It keep me excited about my chosen profession … teaching music!
Here are a few new (to me) resources that will bring fresh ideas to your teaching!
Okay! Last lessons have been taught, recital is over, and schedule is done (or, as close to done as it will be)! What’s next? A little bit of time to recharge and then … well that’s up to you.
Over the summer, my brain is ready to absorb new information and reading gives me ideas of how I want to approach things for the new year! Here is my top list of books and articles that have either inspired me, taught me something new, or just make the list based purely on awesomeness!
For 4 days, I geeked out with teachers from all over the world learning from experts in a wide variety of fields. While I was exhausted at the end of each the day, it also renewed my enthusiasm and idea bin for music teaching. This is my recap of the MusicEdConnect (MEC) 2017 conference.