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15 Nov 2021

PPP267: Thankful for Piano Parents (and a confession)

PodcastBecki Laurent, Dawn Ivers, Jacki Alexander, Marti Ahern, thankful, thanksgiving

In today's special Thanksgiving episode, piano teachers share stories of gratitude for the families in their studio. Listen to the full episode here A few weeks ago, in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, I invited several piano teacher friends to share a message of gratitude for their studio families. Here are their inspiring messages... Marti from Texas I’m Marti from Texas. I’m ever thankful for The Khurana Family who has hosted our Studio December Recital from 2007 until 2019 (until COVID). Their grand piano – and home/decorations – are GRAND! Many of my piano parents go the extra mile to…

23 Nov 2020

By Shelly Davis

PPP218: DECIDE to be Thankful, even in 2020

Mom to Mom, Podcast2020, choose, COVID, decide, expectations, grateful, gratitude, loss, thanksgiving

This year's holiday season will be unconventional with many families still in lockdown or with limited gatherings, even for families. There has been so much loss this year: school, jobs, family members. Even with all the loss, I believe we must still adopt a grateful attitude. but we're going to have to be intentional about it. Listen to the full episode here In last week's chat about Christmas music, Karen Young talked about a student of hers who enjoys improvising. I thought I would take her improvisation advice to him and adapt it to the upcoming holiday. "Make a plan"…

09 Oct 2017

By Shelly Davis

PPP063: PIANOVEMBER Practice Challenge

Podcast, Practice Challenge, Practicing and Motivationchallenge, incentives, piano, Pianovember, practice, tally marks, thanksgiving

#3020 September Practice Challenge Recap Before I jump into our next piano practice challenge, I wanted to share the ups and downs of the September Practice Challenge. Ups: There was a lot of positive feedback from parents and teachers alike. I received wonderful videos and photos of students working toward their practice goals. 27% of my own students met the challenge with success! I even met the challenge myself!! (I wouldn't have if I hadn't taken time to plan my practices and put them on my schedule.) Downs: Several of my students not only missed the goal of 20 days practice,…

21 Nov 2016

By Shelly Davis

Episode 017: Be Your Child’s Biggest Cheerleader

Communication, Podcast, Practicing and Motivationcheerleader, football, parenting, piano, thanksgiving

Listen to the full episode here Episode Highlights: 45 Gratifying Facts about Thanksgiving A little more about Sarah Hale, the Mother of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving makes me think of food, family and football. Football makes me think of the Parent/Teacher/Student relationship (Episode 002) (more…)

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