Lesson Openings

I have had some openings recently for piano lessons. If you know of any one who might be interested, please call me or email me. I have 2 or 3 potential spots...I'm waiting to hear from a couple of people on the waiting list but I should know what's available for sure later today or tomorrow. Thanks!

Practice Incentives

As we start the first quarter of this year, I'm starting a new practice incentive for students. I'm starting a friendly competion to encourage some great practicing. Here's how it will work...I'll be sending home a new practice record sheet home this week in all student's folders. Each student will have a goal for practicing a certain amount of time each week as well as a couple of other goals to improve their practicing. I'm giving the analogy that our piano playing can be like an ice cream sundae...just playing the notes would be like a bowl of vanilla ice cream. As we pay attention to the details in our music and add dynamics, rhythm, tempo, etc. it's like adding toppings to make a great sundae! So students who earn at least 8 ice cream scoops for practicing will be able to join us for an ice cream party at the end of the quarter. The more scoops they earn, the more toppings they can add to the sundae at the party. They will compete against me to see if they can practice more and/or better than me! Any students who beat me with ice cream scoops will get an extra prize at the party! I'll keep you posted about how things are going. But in the mean time, please check your student's folder each week and document their practicing and how they are doing with their goals. I encourage you to sit with them as least once a week to listen to them practice and give me some feedback. Also, check their notebooks for more detailed notes about what they need to work on each specific song. Thanks!

New Year Plans

I'm looking forward to a new year of lessons! All students will be setting goals for improving their piano skills. I am setting goals for myself as well. I'm sending home a parent survey to get some feedback as I plan for the new year. Please fill it out and return it with your student. Thanks!