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Never Give Up!

Never Give Up. An antique Aeolian piano stood in the downstairs room of my childhood home. It was gigantic! It was old and tinny sounding. You could pop paper rolls…

Ready Set Back to School!

Ready Set Back to School! It’s August 1st and some of my students started back to school today. Am I mistaken or is summer vacation getting shorter every year? Here’s…

Summer Listening August 2024

8/1 Nocturne 8/2 Nola 8/3 Tristan and Isolde 8/4 six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm 8/5 Ani Couni Chaouani 8/6 8/7 The Witch 8/8 Let Me tell You Thank You. 8/9…

Parents, 10 Ways to Tell When Your Child is Not Really Practicing the Piano

Parents, 10 Ways to Tell When Your Child is Not Really Practicing the Piano (Teachers have my permission to share this post. In fact, I would love it.) Before we…

Summer Listening July 2024

7/1 Morning Raga   7/2 Ojibwe Prayer Song 7/3 Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement 7/4 Three Pieces for Clarinet – Stravinsky 7/5 Call and Response 7/6 September 7/7 Flute Sonata –…

10 Reasons to Teach Classical Music

Most of us have heard about the benefits of listening to classical music. There have been studies done that show that listening to the classics boosts mood, intelligence, and memory….

Paloma Piano Summer Ideas

Having fresh and interesting summer teaching ideas will motivate our students and keep our studios vibrant. It’s also fun for us as well.   I hope you will enjoy our…

Summer Listening June 2024

6/1 Gabriel’s Oboe 6/2 Mr.Sandman 6/3 Lachrimae 6/4 Ice Dance 6/5 Gnomus 6/6 Baroque and Blue 6/7 Holberg Suite 6/8 Shiva 6/9 Homeward Bound 6/10 The Sick Doll 6/11 Elegie…

Travel Piano Teaching, is It Worth It?

I am old enough to remember one time when I was sick our family doctor came to my house. ‘House call’ that was what they used to call it. Can…

My Case for Formal Recitals

My Case for Formal Recitals I have heard a lot of stories about piano teachers and their horror stories about recitals.” The stress, anxiety, stage fright, and more. But here’s…

Focus on the Classics!

Focus on the Classics! I love the piano! It is so versatile. We can play almost every style and genre of music imaginable. My students enjoy lots of different types…

The Never-Ending I Want a New Piano Piece Continuum

The Never-Ending I Want a New Piano Piece Continuum It goes like this; I assign a piece and after two weeks my student doesn’t want to learn it. So, I…

The Piano Teacher’s Peaceful Holiday Season

Today is December 18th and I am actually having a pretty peaceful holiday season this year. But it wasn’t always that way. I can remember some years when there was…

Find Peace During the Holidays

“You can’t have everything…Where would you put it?” I can’t remember who said that but it’s true. In years gone by, I was the woman who had everything, but I…

Building Trust with Piano Parents

Building Trust with Piano Parents “When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” –Stephen R. Covey   To do my job effectively my students and their parents…

A Tour of Paloma Piano’s Website

Welcome to Paloma Piano! We are so glad that you are here! This post will show you everything you need to get started using our website and help you understand…

New Website – What is New for Our Gold, Platinum Basic, and Platinum Users?

Paloma Piano is 8 Years Old Paloma Piano had another birthday this year and we are celebrating with a new website. We have been growing and we have definitely outgrown…

Want a Full and Flourishing Studio? Go All In

It’s a sunny Saturday morning here in Cleveland Ohio USA and I’m sitting here at the Academy of Irish Dance. It’s not a fancy place. Just a small waiting room,…

11 Tips to Navigate Piano Studio Spring Fever

Yay! It’s Springtime.   The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining a bit more, and it’s time to play ball.   What’s not to like?   Right?  …

The Dilemma of Kids with Great Ears.

I have seen this subject come up quite a bit in piano teacher groups. So I’ll tell you all a story. I have a student. The kid is brilliant. Not…

12 Games You Can Play With Online or In Person Students of Any Age 

30 minutes can feel like a long time for students. Especially online students. About mid-lesson, I like to take a two to four-minute break and play a game. These games…

Are Piano Lessons Really Worth It?

Are Piano Lessons Really Worth Your Time and Money?   If your walk by my house on any given evening, you can hear me annoy my neighbors with my piano…

Sounds all Around

There are all kinds of opportunities to train your ear just walking down the street. I was out in Seattle a couple of weeks ago walking around when I heard…

9 Ways to Make More Money Without Raising Lesson Prices

I get it. I totally get it. Things are crazy right now and with inflation driving prices higher every week everyone is squeezed. Sticker shock at the gas pump and…

Free Music??

Free Music?? Ok, confession time… I know the title of this post is a bit of an attention-getter. But I doubt anyone would click on a boring title like “The…

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