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- November 14th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Plays Well With Others
Yesterday was a very busy day that came at the end of a very busy week, but what a good day it was. Ensemble playing was the theme. Yesterday, our local teacher’s association was visited by two…
- October 15th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
A Teaching Vocabulary
At the last meetings of our local teacher's association, one of our members shared a handout from a workshop she had attended. On the handout were lists of words and phrases that represent emotional c…
- September 29th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
I\'m Still Alive!
Contrary to what you might think as a result of the sparse activity on my blog...uh, that is, the nonexistent activity on my blog, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth! I'm still here, but since…
- September 3rd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
The winner is...
After my last post about no excuses, here I am making one!! I have an "excuse ticket," though... :-)I apologize to all of my commentors from 2 posts ago that I have not yet done the giveaway! Life has…
- August 27th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
My students can be very creative. If I could get them to apply the same powers of creativity to their playing that they apply to their excuse making, I'd have an amazing studio! You know how it goes:…
- August 24th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Help A Rookie Teacher and Enter A Giveaway!
Do you remember your first year of teaching music? I have a new friend who is opening a piano studio this year and has asked for some mentoring. I'm betting that she'll be a great teacher because she'…
- August 17th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Scheduling: An Exercise in Patience
I really love piano teaching. There’s very little about it that I don’t love, but one of the things I could do without is the headache of scheduling students every fall. There seems to be no way…
- August 10th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Review: Noona Comprehensive Piano Library
If you're looking for a new method this fall, I'd like to suggest one that I consider one of the better ones even though it is less well known: The Noona Comprehensive Piano Library. I use a variety o…
- August 6th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
This Year's Practice Incentive
My students will be earning “Music Bucks” toward two ice cream sundae parties, one in January to reward for first semester and one in the spring. (I’m using play money bought at a teacher supply…
- August 5th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Back To School Sale at NotebookingPages.com
Thanks for all of the comments on my last post, "Throwing Out the Practice Log." Keep 'em coming. It's helpful to hear what others think. I'll post again soon with more details about my incentive prog…
- August 4th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Throwing Out the Practice Log
I'm planning my incentive program for the coming year, and this year, I'm making a drastic change. In the past, my incentive program has relied heavily on the students' keeping a log of their daily pr…
- July 31st, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Pre-Piano Camp
I've had SO much fun teaching pre-piano camp this week! I'm sorry it's over! This is my second time to teach a camp like this one, and while the last one went pretty well, this one was really great! I…
- July 1st, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Who Was Beethoven's Elise?
Beethoven's Bagatelle in A Minor, also known as "Für Elise," is a perennial favorite with piano students. Almost everyone asks to play it. My daughter fell in love with it at first hearing when she w…
- June 29th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Taking A Blogging Break
July will be a slow blogging month. We have some household projects and a family vacation, plus I'm preparing to play an organ concert in September - first one since my munchkin was born. I need to ge…
- June 25th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing: Review of Philip Johnston's Promoting Your Teaching Studio
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series on advertising the independent teaching studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts. No series on marketing the independent teaching studio would be c…
- June 23rd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Community Music School Destroyed by Fire
Oh, boy. This is just devastating. The owner of this studio is a friend from a former town. He had a dream about two years ago to start a community music school in an area that was very underserved, a…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Giveaway at Piano Teacher's Retreat
Giveaways abound this summer! Visit Rebecca's blog for a chance to win these teaching books:Outside the Box by Kevin Olson and Wynn-Anne RossiComposers in Focus - Kevin Costley Travels for TwoComposer…
- June 22nd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Teaching White Key Names
I'm getting ready for my pre-piano class at the end of July, and thought I'd share my tricks for teaching the names of white keys. These games are always a big hit! Hey Diddle, Diddle! D's in the Midd…
- June 17th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing: Repeated Exposure With Signs
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series on advertising the independent teaching studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts. Marketing experts say that a potential client needs to see your a…
- June 16th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Guest Post: Creating a Piano Lapbook In Group Class
If you saw my giveaway last week for a Composers Activity Pak, then you’ve seen a lapbook. Similar to notebooking, lapbooking offers a way of compiling the information a student has learned in an at…
- June 15th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Notebooking: Great Project for Piano Students
I have had several homeschooling piano students over the years, and they always give me great ideas about self-directed learning! One of my current homeschoolers told me about the Famous Composers not…
- June 12th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Classical Music With Shining Eyes
Sometime this weekend, take 20 minutes to enjoy this video by Benjamin Zander. It's laugh-out-loud funny in places, and will inspire you to be a better teacher and a better person. Our job as teachers…
- June 11th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Who Knew?
I just discovered that Mozart has a blog.He's taking questions. Now, that would make for an interesting assignment!
- June 10th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing: Get Involved
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising the independent teaching studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts.Especially if you’re starting up a studio in a new town, one…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
This Week's Twitter Gleanings
Sphinx Kids: music games and info on composers and instruments (including a section on minority composers). The Sphinx organization brings classical music into under-served schools nationwide and aims…
- June 9th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Fun Way to Teach Rhythm - Burns Calories, Too!
Photo: "one whole note and eight quarter notes" by slowdevil).I’m a big stickler for rhythm accuracy. I tell my students that “the right note at the wrong time is still a wrong note.” It’s a L…
- June 8th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
And The Winner Is...
Thanks to everyone who entered the Composer Activity Pak Giveaway! I used the random number generator at random.org and the winner is Ginger Storts who posted as "Sean!" Ginger, your blogger profile i…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Giveaway at Piano Teachers Retreat
Giveaways abound on music blogs lately! I'll be announcing the winner of my giveaway for a Composers Activity Pak sometime after noon today. While you wait, stop by Rebecca's blog and enter to win vol…
- June 4th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing: Do Something Newsworthy
The Composer's Activity Pak Giveaway is ongoing until noon EST on June 8. Click here to enter!Minute for Marketing is a weekly series on advertising the independent teaching studio. Click here to find…
- June 3rd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Making Music With Your Baby or Toddler
The Composer Activity Pak giveaway continues through noon EST on June 8! Click here to enter.When my daughter was a baby, we signed up for Music Together classes. Soon after, I got my Kindermusik cert…
- June 2nd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Bachtrack: A Great Classical Music Resource
(Composer Activity Pak Giveaway is ongoing until June 8 - click here to enter!)Through the magic of Twitter, I’ve discovered a site that I hope will continue to grow. If you haven’t been there alr…
- June 1st, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Welcome Homeschoolers!
For all of you who are stopping by because of the Composers Activity Pak Giveaway, welcome! I hope you'll continue to stop in occasionally - you might find some ideas for incorporating music into your…
- May 31st, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Giveaway! Composers Activity Pak
Click for a special welcome for homeschoolers!Homeschool in the Woods is a company known for its Hands-on History Paks. It’s newest one is on Composers! When you have a student who is waiting for a…
- May 29th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Hand Anatomy 101
The Classical Guitar Blog has a post about hand anatomy - useful for pianists, too! Hand Anatomy 101 @ The Classical Guitar BlogShared via AddThis
- May 28th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing: Using Twitter to Promote Your Teaching Studio Locally
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising for the independent music studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts.I didn't see the appeal of Twitter at first. I mean, who reall…
- May 27th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
- May 26th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Helping Composers Stay in Business
Wendy Stevens recently wrote a very informative post at ComposeCreate.com about the financial realities of being a freelance composer. Generally, the composer earns only 10% or less of the retail pric…
- May 21st, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing #6: More on Self-Promotion
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising the independent teaching studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts.My students will tell you that I'm incapable of making a point…
- May 19th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Videos To Improve My Teaching
Since I'll have a lighter load in the summer, I plan to explore videos that will improve my teaching. Specifically, I’m looking for videos that address pedagogical issues or show teachers in action.…
- May 18th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Cool Giveaway plus Calories Burned at Piano
Rebecca's offering a great giveaway at Piano Teacher's Retreat! Stop by and leave a comment for a chance to win a month's subscription to Pianomorning. Pianomorning provides downloadable theory supple…
- May 14th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Music History for Kids
Just discovered a fun, new site for students: Music History for Kids. Anna and Adam Bendorf are posting short blog posts about composers, the history of solo recitals, the function of piano pedals, an…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing #5: Don't Be Afraid to Self-Promote
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising the independent piano studio. Click here for all Minute for Marketing posts. When I studied music in college, nobody taught me about self-prom…
- May 11th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Review: Bosco and Kitty's Piano Magic by Robert Pace
The adorable illustrations of Bosco and Kitty's Piano Magic caught my eye as I was perusing the Lee Roberts exhibit at the MTNA conference. Bosco looks quite a bit like my Bella, a.k.a. Piano Dog. (Sh…
- May 9th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Music Teachers' Association Web Page
I've been tasked with the job of creating a web page for our local music teachers' association. So, I'm gathering ideas. Does your local association have a web page? What aspect of your web presence d…
- May 7th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing #4: Business Card Design Tips
Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising the independent music studio. Click here to see all of the Minute for Marketing posts.At least until every person has a smart phone, business…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Funnies From This Week's Lessons
Some of my students have been creating presents for their mothers using the Mother’s Day composition sheet that Susan Paradis posted a few days back. One of my girls put the finishing touches on her…
- May 4th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Planning for Composition Camp
I'm planning a composition camp for my students this summer, and I'm busy gathering ideas and making plans. One of my best resources has been Wendy at ComposeCreate.com. If you haven't checked out her…
- May 3rd, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
An Independent Music Teacher Retires
While searching for something else, I stumbled across a lovely tribute to Jackie Krapf of Danville, IL who is retiring after 56 years as an independent piano teacher. Krapf has taught three generatio…
- April 29th, 2009
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Minute for Marketing #3: Get a Website
I've started new studios in 5 cities and learned a few things along the way. Minute for Marketing is a weekly series about advertising the independent piano studio. Click here for other Minute for Mar…
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lylowe has posted a new entry on: The Lowe Piano Studio
Creating A Studio Network on Ning
I've become intrigued with the possibilities of using social networking tools in my studio after attending a workshop presented by Mario Ajero and Courtney Crappell at the MTNA National Conference. I…
