A Good Teaching Week

I had a good teaching week. Preschool music classes went great, but perhaps the most exciting teaching happened in several different private lessons. I read some important pedagogical articles this week about teaching basic musical concepts with artistry, and when I implemented the ideas I was amazed at the results. I did a lot more imagining, a lot more pretending, and a lot more playing with my students at the piano this week than normal, and it was fun. My voice students had several "aha" moments in learning and visualing the correct vocal space to resonate better.

My students are getting ready to play Christmas music for residents of two different nursing homes on December 12 and December 17. This has also been a new project in my studio. I hadn't ever really thought of taking students to a nursing home before, and I think it is working out well. The kids are excited to go to the nursing home. The nursing homes are excited to have the kids come, and I am excited to see everyone get excited.