Category: Lesson Planning

The 2025 Summer Resource Round-Up

5/16/2025

Summer is just around the corner...are you ready?

In today's post, I'm rounding up resources to help you prepare for summer! From activity sheets and challenge pages, to summer lesson plans and professional development activities--I've got FREE resources for both teachers and students that will help make this the best summer ever!

Keep reading to see the resources...

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Piano Levels Explained: A Guide for Teachers and Students

2/24/2025

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Have you ever struggled to choose the right piece for a student at a particular level? Or wondered what terms like “five-finger,” “big note,” and “easy piano” really mean?

You are not alone! It can be tough to navigate the terminology used by various publishing companies to level piano music. In today’s post, I will be discussing leveling terms you will encounter frequently in piano music, what concepts can be expected at each level, and how these terms relate to the most commonly used piano method books and grading systems used around the world.

Keep reading to learn more…

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New Year, New Music: Options for Every Student in Your Studio!

12/31/2024

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Are you looking for ideas for new music for the coming year for your students?

Do you like to see sample pages and hear recordings of pieces before you buy?

I've got you covered! Today I am sharing my own pieces at every level designed to appeal to each and every type of student in your studio!

Ready to get some musical inspo for the new year? Keep reading to see more...

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7 Holiday Hacks to Use in Your Lessons this Season!

12/13/2024

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If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have noticed my "Holiday Hacks" series of teaching tips over the past few weeks. (And if you don't follow me there...what are you waiting for? I share teaching tips, information about new releases, freebies, and more, 5 days a week over on those platforms!)

My "holiday hacks" give you easy ideas for fun ways to use holiday songs to work on ear training, music theory, improvisation, and much more during this busy time of year.

Today, I am sharing all 7 holiday hacks here in one handy blog post, along with free printables that you can use with your students as you wrap up the year!

Keep reading to see more...

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4 Ways to Sneak Ear Training into Your Lessons this Holiday Season!

11/15/2024

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Are you looking for ways to fit more ear training activities into your lessons? Why not use a few familiar holiday songs as tools to work on ear training this season?

Today I am sharing 4 fun and festive ways you can sneak a little ear training into your lessons during the holidays--including FREE printables that you can start using right away!

Keep reading to see the list...

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The 2025 Summer Resource Round-Up

Piano Levels Explained: A Guide for Teachers and Students

New Year, New Music: Options for Every Student in Your Studio!

7 Holiday Hacks to Use in Your Lessons this Season!

4 Ways to Sneak Ear Training into Your Lessons this Holiday Season!

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