Bill Giruzzi lived next door to me in the dorm when I started college. We were there next door to each for three years and have been friends ever since. He’s also the person who first told me about Simply Music, and then not long after I started teaching he became one of my students. […]

Here’s a great little video about encouragement.

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Last month, you saw how the Formula for Success could help you better understand yourself as a student and point the way toward improving your results. The 100 possible points came from ten different success factors.
But the success factors actually go to 11, and so we need a new formula!
A seat can’t be held up […]

RHINEBECK, NY, July 11, 2010 – This summer, campers at Ramapo for Children will have the chance to work and learn in harmony with other campers while developing their musical skills in a revolutionary piano instruction workshop. Children with special needs attending Camp Ramapo’s summer programs will be able to experience the innovative and dynamic […]

However long you’ve been taking Simply Music piano lessons, it’s probably safe to say that you’ve achieved far more than what you could have in the same amount of time with other methods. Maybe you’ve even achieved far more than you imagined you could.
In your best moments in the program, you’ve seen the possibilities. You’ve […]

Every Simply Music teacher is also a Simply Music student, whether they study with another teacher or by themselves, since we all must learn all the pieces and projects in order to teach them. In addition to being a Simply Music teacher and student, my daughter takes lessons, and I serve as her practice coach. […]

While success with piano comes from practice, more practice is not always better. With busy lives, we all want to know that we are using our time wisely and getting the most out of it. Efficient practice habits can help you get more done in less time — and sometimes less practice time itself can […]

Three Great Resources for Simply Music Piano Students

Rather than write a new article for you this month, I’m sharing with you something really valuable that someone else wrote, along with two other worthwhile resources for Simply Music piano students and anyone else interested in music.
Karl Paulnack’s Welcome Address to Parents
Dr. Karl Paulnack, the director of […]

How many things can you think of that have nasty side effects? Medicines. Technologies. Political policies. Even just things we’ve said or done to people we know.
How many times have you been thrust into a role or responsibility you weren’t ready for? How many times have you expected someone else to do something they weren’t […]

(For my students/parents, this past week’s lesson was all about my recent conference experience. I’ve been sending the below message out by email to a number of other people, and it seemed worth sharing more broadly, so that’s all I’m doing here in the newsletter this month!)
Earlier this week, I returned from the annual Simply […]