PA Shorts: The Hereafter
My student Marsha reminded me of an old joke during her lesson this week. One octogenarian says to the other, " I have been thinking a lot lately about The…
PA Shorts: GIGO
Over the last few days, I was part of an interesting Tweetversation with Robert Oliver and Joe Guarr about whether the powers that be think that mandating technology can replace teachers.…
Change, Change, Change
In my capacity as QOTS (you had to be there- if not, see my Essential Skills Series) I quite often need to be the instigator of radical change in my…
PA Shorts: Have Your Cake & Play It Too
Check out these tasty treats! I particularly like some of the snazzy red ones. Best to virtually enjoy these I think. Piano Cakes Cakes dancing to Chopin Grand Piano Blues…
Just Paint! Methodology & The Nitty Gritty
Today in the Sunday paper, there was an article by Marni Jameson describing a new book on preparing surfaces for paint (not any actually painting mind you) in which there…
Introducing PA Shorts: Lesson Interruptus
I am inaugurating a new series of short posts and updates on a variety of topics that I have dubbed PA Shorts. Today's PA Short concerns appropriate correcting of students.…
Creativity, Luck, and Inventional Wisdom
There was a super post on creativity by Wendy Stevens at Compose Create this week. In it, she linked to the article, 10 Creativity Tips by Donald Miller and highlighted the…
Bright and Shiny Objects, One Speed Ponies, & Time Travel
Pieces have been chosen. Dates have been set. Arrangements have been made. Yep, we are working toward the college Spring Recital and pre-college end of the year piano exams and…