PA Shorts: Student vs. Teacher
Last week: I was shocked when of one of my teen students developed an alarming tendency towards passive aggression. Is she suffering from middleschoolitis? Is she bored? Is she a…
Gaps, Crevices, & Canyons
I have posted a lot about filling in what is missing from our student’s backgrounds, but, this week I got to thinking about our own gaps, crevices, and canyons. We…
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…
Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist: Part 2
I have been dubbed QoTS (OK, you had to be there--alternatively you can read the first post on this subject). Here is the second installment of essential skills that most…
Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist
I am the queen of transfer students. I live in an area where there is a lot of moving in and out and, of course, college students are inherently transfer…