tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275507244877401938.post5708491141159067023..comments2023-10-16T11:33:15.900-05:00Comments on Piano Posts: A Swagger in Your StepChris Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383490294861071725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275507244877401938.post-63046170973260943882009-05-02T23:11:00.000-05:002009-05-02T23:11:00.000-05:00Swaggering is an art. You "get" a thing when you "...Swaggering is an art. You "get" a thing when you "get" a thing. You "get" a thing when all the neurotransmitters jump the right way not by the calendar. Your students are lucky.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275507244877401938.post-23231122755490825062009-05-02T14:58:00.000-05:002009-05-02T14:58:00.000-05:00Welcome Cyndy! Maybe we'll meet someday-I go to c...Welcome Cyndy! Maybe we'll meet someday-I go to conventions all over - you never know!Chris Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383490294861071725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275507244877401938.post-21456763021943815922009-05-02T00:19:00.000-05:002009-05-02T00:19:00.000-05:00I love your blog, which I stumbled upon it via a l...I love your blog, which I stumbled upon it via a link from The Gold Puppy. As a former (and future) piano teacher I totally relate to everything you are saying. I'm doing something else right now but I'm sure I'll get back to it one of these years.<br /><br />I used to do a thing called the Practice Club and each student was required to be a member. There was a chart on the wall and they'd get different colored stars based on how much time they put in each week, or no star if they goofed off. The ones who practiced above a certain number of hours got an award at the end of the year. It seemed to work pretty well and most of them liked having a public record of their practice achievements. Or maybe the baseball bat with "PRACTICE" written on it that hung next to the chart kept them motivated. Fortunately they all understood that the wooden "practice club" was a joke!Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787927933858782267noreply@blogger.com