Tag: Private Music Lessons

  • An Introduction to Music Practice with Trello

    An Introduction to Music Practice with Trello

    UPDATE: As of the summer of 2018, I have switched to using MyMusicStaff’s Student Portal for keeping track of assignments. Admittedly, it is not quite as flexible or robust as Trello. However, it is simple for students to use and offers a lot of other useful features for overall studio management. I still use Trello…

  • Introducing My New Method for Motivating You to Become a Better Musician

    Photo by nosha on Flickr. When I began teaching, I taught music lessons without any sort of method for evaluating how my students were doing. I always wanted my students to enjoy music lessons as the “fun” extra-curricular activity that it had always been for me (and I still want that for you, by the…

  • Balance Out Your Practicing with Balance-Controlled Recordings

    Balance Out Your Practicing with Balance-Controlled Recordings

    I love to do my part to make practicing fun for my music students. After a long day of school or work, you don’t want another chore. Right? Music should never be a chore… One way I make practicing music more fun is by making musical recordings for my students to play along with or…