Welcome

If you have found your way to this site, I want to welcome you.  I in no way have the piano studio life all figured out, but I will share with you what I have.  I have always been a generator of ideas.  Some have become long-term solutions in my studio while others were just stepping stones to longer-term solutions.

I feel like there is sometimes a lack of understanding about how larger studios work.  It is not a situation where you can apply policies and organizational solutions from a smaller studio and keep moving forward.  You definitely cannot keep everything in your head anymore or call people individually for every communication.  

And planning of any type is burdensome…recitals, rep, skills/scales tracking, assignments, and theory resources.  I hope this blog will provide resources that will take a load off by giving you a tool box of tools at hand to help you build the studio of your dreams.

About me

Hi! I’m Paula and I’m a full time piano teacher in central Mississippi.  I love working from home and making my own way.  My teaching style is quite eclectic, and I have probably used about every curriculum known to man and love teaching with games.  I spend a lot of brain power trying to think of unique ways to teach a concept so that it will actually stick.

In my free time  you can find me in the garden, on a hiking trail, or cuddled up with a cat and a good book.

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are low-stress christmas recitals a thing?
Recital participation or lack thereof can be stressful.  There is a lot of work that goes into planning...
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Nailing Down Note Fluency
It was 8:30 at night on a day-ending walk through my neighborhood where I realized I had grossly miscalculated....
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Rhythm Swing Tracker
If you are a fan of technology, it is a sure bet that you have tried the IPAD app Rhythm Swing with your...
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Motivating with Creature Features
Just in the nick of time, Chissy Ricker’s Creature Features, was released as the new semester began,...
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Adding value to sibling lessons
Although I have chosen to not give sibling discounts in my studio, I have discovered a way to add value...
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Pocket Pages
I often have siblings come to lessons together and am always looking for activities that will keep the...
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Simple I-V Harmonizations
This is the time of the year that I have all the balls in the air that I’m frantically trying not...
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Composition Brainstorm
I have struggled over the years getting students to come up with the most simplistic composition.  Making...
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Wipe Off Terms
A couple of years ago, I was prepping some students for our local MTNA evaluations.  They understood...
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Summer Scheduling Scenarios
If you are a year round teacher like I am or you want to make this a requirement in your studio, it is...

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