Confessions of a Piano Teacher

WHO AM I ?

My name is Olivia
Singer, song writer and

music teacher.

Lover of mint-chocolate chip ice-cream and french bulldogs.

Philosopher, church-goer, and now blogger.

Coming Up For Air : Goodbye Vocal Trauma

When I look at this image it makes me want to cry. It is by one of my favourite artists Katherin Honesta and seems to capture how I'm...

Last night my family and I piled home after a celebratory dinner. The 2016 Winter Concert was finished and there was a palpable weight...

Today I saw it first hand, that discrimination and inequality exist in our classrooms. There have been days when my efforts and those of...

This is where we start. This section of my teaching blog will be dedicated to my ongoing development and experiences as a Teacher...

Today I did something brave : I confronted a bully. It wasn't a peer or a friend or an unsuspecting acquaintance, it was one of my...

They eyeroll, they sob, they ignore you and in terms of piano they usually don't practice... but it is immensely important to engage the...

My sister usually describes me as someone who goes 'all in'. Black or White, Love or Hate, Chocolate or Vanilla. So what does that mean...

I'm done, I'm done!!!! I'm going to graduate in June!!! So it's time to reflect on my 5 years of undergrad education at the University of...

I can remember it all too well. Deanna and I would sit on the bus together for the 10 minute ride home. We'd whisper and gossip and...

I hope you can hear my heavy heart and the depth of my sigh as I write this post. For the most part I enjoy the Alfred's Piano series. I...