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.

Resource Review : Teachers Pay Teachers

(This is a picture of my own studio!) So I've been looking far and wide for resources for a long time. I don't own photoshop and I just...

February was a great transition month, and like I previously posted it was a great month for settling in and refocusing. Here are some of...

I don't think I'm the only one who felt it; January was the month that just wouldn't end. As I've previously written, I love the...

William Merritt Chase - The Keynote, 1915 I'm often asked how parents can facilitate practicing at home, when I am not there. This seems...

Illustration by Kathrin Honesta It is true that I came upon teaching in an unorthodox way. I didn't have dreams of my own classroom as a...

The last two weeks have been really interesting for me as so many of my students are progressing towards the same material. This is...

There is no doubt that people in general struggle with keeping their resolutions. It's a popular fact that as humans, we long to better...

Being an artist may not be everyone's go-to identity. For me, I recognized myself as a broad brush artist before I recognized myself as a...

It's December already! I've just finished my final exams and I'm finally able to decompress, destress and enjoy the season. There's...

When I was in high school I posted videos infrequently to YouTube. It was a weird thing at the time to record yourself and in my case I...