tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71466252687263195552011-07-30T14:16:17.449-10:00A place dedicated entirely to piano and music related topics.LifeExplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18249269160785799840noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146625268726319555.post-68981401886344276082009-03-05T22:40:00.006-10:002009-03-05T23:05:46.739-10:00

After a year of much thought, I have decided to "put the cap on the bottle" to piano teaching.  It was a tough choice to make because I have been teaching for approximately 8 or 9 years and many of my students are doing SO well right now.  They consistently practice and do their written assignments without having me to insist. In all honesty, the subject of piano music is not my forte but I truly

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The Rockin' Hot Summer Show will happen in just under two weeks and today is one of two days of rehearsal. Instead of giving one student a specific time slot to rehearse his/her piece on the piano at the location, I am giving a group of students their own time slot. I divided 13 students among 3 time slots over 2 days.  It will be like mini masterclasses. This will allow these first time

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Ever got frustrated with having your music books on the shelf fall over every time you take a book out or try to put it back?  Ever wanted to categorize your music books by genre so it's easier to find but didn't know how? I thought of a way that would tackle both problems:  large magazine file holders.I found these Rubbermaid (r) magazine file holders at Walmart for about $4 each.  I grouped my

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Ever since I started having more than 7 students a week, I had to create a system for all the lesson plans I made for each student.  So far I've tried to simply memorize what I've covered with each student and continue off that at their next lesson.  However, that just took up too much brain power and it just wasn't working.  So I tried another system.  I bought a 3-pack of Steno notebooks and a

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At the beginning of the month I started reading a book called Open-Book Management. It's a concept that has been around for at least 10 years where a company gets all of its employees involved or aware in the finances of the business.That gave me a wonderful idea to start a similar concept in my studio. I'm calling it Open-Studio Management.  I posted a spreadsheet in the studio with all of the

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Here are just a few of my favorite blogs to read:Music Matters BlogThe Church PianistThe Collaborative Piano blogMusic Practice Tips

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Yesterday my husband and I took a nice long drive to Kona's "Beach 69" for some R&R and a little bit of work (for him). Along the drive we listened to an interview between Ron Dawson, host of F-Stop Beyond podcast, and Jesh De Rox, a self-proclaimed "professional kid" who photographs weddings for a living. (My husband, who is a photographer himself, discovered this amazing artist a while ago

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With so much technology out there nowadays, almost anything is possible -- including piano lessons from an instructor who lives in another state from you. It's been about four years since I've graduated with my degree in Music and sadly, four years without an instructor to keep me on my toes. I have a decent background in music performance and theory and I am looking for a teacher that can

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This past Thursday, the Deacon at Good Shepherd Mission asked me to accompany them at their Easter Service Mass this evening. Being fairly new to the island, I have no idea where the church is located and how to get there. He gave me specific directions and mentioned that it's in the small town of Honomu past Peepeekeo on the way to Akaka Falls. I have some idea of how to get to Akaka Falls

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Aloha and welcome to my blog on all things related to the piano and music! After reading several other people's blogs dedicated to all aspects of music, I am inspired to start my own. I will try to put up a post as often as I can depending on my busy schedule. Feel free to browse through my posts and leave your comments. Have fun!

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