Whether you’re wondering about some new part of a song you’re working on, a whole song you’re learning, a full Program you’re in the middle of, when you’ll get to some later Program you haven’t started yet, or anything else,…
Category: Lesson Line
The Lesson Line is a newsletter providing special information for students taking Simply Music piano lessons through Potluck Creative Arts. Get useful tips to help make your piano lesson experience as successful as possible!
What’s On Your Plate?
In your piano lesson journey, getting results may be the North Star to aim for. So how’s your aim? 🙂 Once upon a time, I wrote about aiming not at a North Star but an archery target. I talked there…
Results: A North Star for Piano Lessons
More and more, I believe life is about the journey, not the destination. The process, not the product. The experience, not the accomplishment. More and more, I believe in the idea of North Stars. We orient ourselves by them, so…
Now a Master Simply Music Piano Teacher
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve achieved the status of Master Simply Music Piano Teacher. This designation is by invitation only and recognizes those who are exemplary teachers of the Simply Music method and who further contribute to the…
Committed Students + A Great Method = A Terrific Recital
We had our annual Spring Recital this past weekend, and it’s really driven home for me how astonishing the Simply Music method is in what it has made possible for my students. At the bottom, I’ll include any videos that…
Last Chance for Play-a-Story Piano Lessons!
I’m certainly continuing to teach the full Simply Music piano curriculum for students aged 7-to-adult, but I’m looking to phase out Musicopolis’ Play-a-Story program for young kids. In this program, students naturally develop the ability to express themselves through techniques…
Now an Advanced Simply Music Teacher
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve achieved the status of Advanced Simply Music Teacher. This designation recognizes those teachers who have fulfilled special requirements and demonstrated a clear understanding of and alignment with the Simply Music curriculum. Thanks to…
Great Advice for Playing at Recitals… or Anywhere
Fellow Simply Music teacher Shanta Hejmadi is also shortly about to host her studio’s Spring Recital. To help her students get ready for it, she’s just published a blog post with her Top Ten Ways to Prepare for a Performance.…
Improv Project in Simply Music’s Blog “The Playground”
Simply Music recently asked me to contribute to their newsletter/blog “The Playground” by presenting an improvisation project. I created one that combines elements from a few of the projects I do with my own students. You may recognize those elements…
Making Accompaniments Easier to Learn
I wanted to share some newly updated resources that will help make it easier to learn accompaniment pieces, especially those you choose for yourself outside of Simply Music materials. If you haven’t yet completed the two versions of Danny Boy…