After hearing Mannheim Steamroller’s first Christmas album (quite a while ago), I have been a huge fan of creative arrangements of holiday music. From “Jingle Bells”, to “Deck the Halls” to “Carol of the Bells”, most people from any religious...

As the year draws to a close, most studios will be turning their attention to tax time.  But there’s a lot more you should do before turning the page to 2010.  You’re already reviewing your books and crunching the numbers to get ready for next year....

I have not long completed my Honours Dissertation at the Conservatorium of Qld, Australia. Part of my dissertation was a study aiming to discover how much diversity we might expect to find in learning styles in students at one private piano studio. I...

Invoicing is a tremendously useful part of Music Teachers Helper.  But it can be confusing.  Here’s a tour through the way one teacher (that’s me!) makes use of the invoicing system — plus a few extra comments. I have found invoicing to be...

In one of my recent blogs, I reviewed a program called “Eek Shark”, designed to help young children learn how to read music. (For more info, see http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/software-review-eek-shark/ )  This blog reviews Jayde Musica,...