Thursday, June 26, 2014

Printable Music Award Certificates - Blank Template

I've had a request to make my printable music recital certificates with a blank line, so the teacher can
write in what the certificate is for. What a great idea! Now these can be used for anything, from passing off a level, to completing a music festival. The possibilities are endless, and they're free, so why not go ahead and print 'em and use 'em all up. Your students will love them, I'm sure.  Who doesn't love getting recognition for a job well done??

You can still download the original recital award certificates here or under the printables tab.

Below are the links to the new printable music award certificates with a blank line to fill in yourself to indicate what it is for (also available under the printables tab). I hope you enjoy!


Outstanding Performance Award Certificate

Certificate of Excellence Music Award


Bravo Music Award Certificate


Bravo Music Award Certificate



Friday, June 20, 2014

Music Teachers Book Club June 2014

Well, I finally did it! I organized a Violin Teachers Book Club!

I've been wanting to do this for a looooong time (years!), and life finally slowed down a second for me
to get it together.

Here's how I've worked it out: I invited a small group of fellow violin teachers (really, it could be any instrument) to join me. Together, we voted on some suggested books on the subjects of violin playing and pedagogy, and chose the top pick as our selection to read for this month. On an upcoming day, we'll join together after reading it, and talk about our thoughts and questions and what we learned. I feel it's also going to be a great opportunity to network and become closer friends.

If you'd like to join me, I'll post the information for our reading selections as we go along so you can read as well. Then I'll post some of the highlights of our book club discussion afterward.

For this month, we are reading Principles of Violin Playing & Teaching by Ivan Galamian.



Feel free to join in the discussion by posting your comments on the reading below! I'd love to hear from you and learn from your expertise!