Teachers, let’s get real for a minute! Piano lessons can come off boring and repetitive to our students… If you’re anything like me, you may love the classical pieces but teaching them to students from a black and white theory book in 2022?.. #BoOooOring! I believe there’s no such thing as too much fun when […]
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Something that not everyone knows about me is that I am all about growth. Business growth, personal growth, and family growth – that’s right, I would absolutely LOOOVE to have 4 to 5 kids ? (we’ll see if I can get my husband on board LOL). But seriously, a big family is my life-long dream,
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To be completely transparent with you, I want you to register for the piano teacher training program but it’s not for the reason that you probably think it is. I’ve put my heart, soul, and mind into this online program for the last four years. This is seriously an accumulation of all my experience from
Are you interested in using Cascade Method with your piano students but you’re not quite sure which Cascade Method books transfer over from the other method books you’re using? It can be a little intimidating as to where to start or how to easily hop onto a new curriculum. That’s why we’re sharing a Cascade Method
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Many times, I get new students that are transferring over from another piano teacher because they are losing interest in their current lessons. A lot of my transfer students come as referrals from the parents of the students I’m currently teaching. I like to say these parents hire me so I can revive their kid’s
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I know what you’re thinking. The last thing you want to do during your summer break is to go “back to school.” As a piano teacher myself, I know how much I look forward to these few months off that allow me to unwind, reflect, and relax from the school year. However, I also spend
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We’ve all heard the phrase before… Practice makes perfect. For some reason, the term “practice” has a bad reputation… especially with KIDS. Perhaps it’s because kids are constantly having to “practice” their math equations and writing skills at school. That type of practice definitely isn’t always fun. Whatever the case, we carry this negative connotation
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If you’ve been following along on any of my social media, you’ve heard the news… I’m PREGNANT! Let me just say, I’m finally pregnant and my husband and I could not be happier. I’ve never been more happy in my entire life! I’ve mentioned in a previous blog post that I’ve lost two babies through
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What if there was a way you could learn a variety of proven methods to start teaching theory the fun way? It’s so important to grasp an understanding of music theory, yet so many teachers are intimidated to teach it or don’t understand it themselves! If you’re looking for fun piano teaching techniques and resources,
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Once a year, The Cascade Melody School of Music hosts a teacher concert where we have the advanced students and the teachers perform. It’s not super common to host a teacher concert and that’s why I wanted to share why we do it! As you may know from my previous blog, I believe in hosting
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My heart aches as I continue to hear the news of COVID-19 sweeping the entire world. I know we all are experiencing a little bit of uncertainty during this pandemic, but if there’s one thing I think a lot of us are realizing it’s that the internet is holding our lives together as we experience
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The sole intention of Cascade Method has always been to teach students a fun and engaging way to learn piano. I love coming up with new ways to integrate easier learning techniques so that each student becomes a piano lover! Here are the top three teaching methods every piano teacher needs. Throughout my piano teaching
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It takes a special type of person to be a piano teacher. It’s not always easy and it’s not always fun but it is always rewarding. I have a message for all the piano teachers out there- a message you need to hear to remind yourself how important you really are. This is a topic
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Going into 2020, I made a list of books I planned to launch to the market within the year. I am thrilled to say that I’ve been consistently adding to the Cascade Method Book Collection and one of my favorites is finally released: The Beginner Piano Book! Oh boy, am I excited about this one!
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As most of you know, Cascade Method has added many more additions to our book collection! We are continuing to release more as they come, but we wanted to prepare you for a BIG one! Read along to find out everything you need to know about the launch of our Chords 1 Book! What Inspired
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Drop your email below so I can send you all the pages you need to start teaching chords the fun way and with confidence! Plus, you’ll get access to an exclusive how-to video with step-by-step instructions!
(Because teaching chords doesn’t have to be intimidating. 😉)
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