Fostering Independence, Creativity and Discipline in Young Musicians

This workshop will use the principals laid out in The Piano Workbook: A Resource and Guide for Students in Ten Levels to demonstrate an integrated approach to motivate students and help structure home practise time. The ideas have proven useful for experienced teachers but pedagogy students and new teachers have been especially enthusiastic. Among other topics, concepts will address goal setting, active versus passive learning and a vareity of sight and ear training drills and exercises. The seminar will be held in two locations as noted below. RSVP at Contact Us to reserve your space.

Kelowna

Date: Monday March 26, 2012

Time: 10:00am-12:00

Location: World of Music 1776 Baron Rd

Order your Piano Workbooks between September 5th and September 30th to take advantage of our Fall Promotion, shipping and handling charges not included.
Piano Workbook $10.00 each (reg. $12.95)
Teacher’s Manual $25.00 each (reg. $29.95)

A presentation on The Piano Workbook has been arranged for Thursday evening August 18, in Calgary. Come explore this innovative publication with the author, collect useful teaching ideas and perhaps win one of the door prizes. The series is great for established teachers but especially helpful for student teachers or pedagogy students. Samples will be available for viewing or purchasing at a discount.
Please RSVP to reserve your space at contact us. We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Details:
7:00pm-8:30pm
Thursday, August 18, 2011
First Church of the Nazarene (daytime location of RCME Exams)
65 Richard Way SW, Calgary

Thank you to all the teachers who stopped by the The Piano Workbook booth at the recently completed MTAC Convention in Oakland. The response to our Showcase was enthusiastic and the comments appreciated. Congratulations to Don Weller, the winner of the Wittner Metronome!
We plan to be in San Diego in 2012 but in the meantime, check back on the site for seasonal promotions and have a great summer.

The Piano Workbook and its accompanying Teacher’s Manual will once again be exhibited at the MTAC State Convention in Oakland, California. Come visit our booth at the tradeshow in the Oakland Marriott from July 1 to July 5 and explore this graded series of books that fosters independence, discipline and creativity in piano students.

Two workshops on the Piano Workbook series are scheduled for March 2011 in south western B.C. Come explore a variety of practising strategies, diverse ear and sight exercises, graded improvisation ideas and more; pedagogical aspects of the Teacher’s Manual will also be discussed. See below for details on locations and times and contact us for more information or to reserve your seat. The events are generously sponsored by Long & McQuade.

Port Coquitlam, BC

Time & Date: 10:00-11:30am, Friday March 11

Location: Long & McQuade 1360 Dominion Ave., Phone 604-464-1011

Victoria, BC

Time & Date: 10:00-11:30am, Tuesday March 28 (new date)

Location: Long & McQuade 2822 Nanaimo Street, Phone 250-384-3622

The Piano Workbook Fall promotion is now over and the survey has been completed, thank you to everyone for participating The winners of the cash prizes are M. Campbell of London, Ontario and K. Kelly of Barrie, Ontario. They have been contacted and should receive their rewards shortly!

The responses to the questions on the survey were overwhelmingly positive, and all the comments will be helpful for future revisions. There was one entry of some concern, however,  regarding the availability of the Piano Workbook in local stores, specifically Long & McQuade. As a relatively new publication, it is logistically tricky for all stores to carry complete sets of the series but if in the future, there is any difficulty in locating copies, please contact us through the website and every effort will be made to get them to you ASAP.

Thank you again for your support. All the best for a great teaching year!

The Piano Workbook is having a Fall promotion with discounts available from September to October 2010. Save in one of two ways.

1. Order any quantity of books online from September 1 to October 31 and pay only $10.95 per Student Workbook (regularly $12.95) or $19.95 per Teacher’s Manual (regularly $24.95) with a 50% savings on shipping and handling. Limited to one order per customer and/or mailing address with all prices in Canadian dollars.

OR

2. Residents of British Columbia may bring the coupon found in the Fall edition of the BCRMTA Newsletter to any B.C. Long & McQuade location from September 1 to October 15 and pay only $10.95 + tax per Student Workbook (regularly $13.95) or $18.95 +tax per Teacher’s Manual (regularly $24.95). If you do not have access to the newsletter, simply email us and a coupon will be sent to you.

Have some ideas for us? Take part in The Piano Workbook Survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YTYG28G and enter for a chance to win cash prizes. It will only take 5 minutes and your ideas may help improve the publication.

Let us know if you have any questions and good luck with the new teaching year!

Barbara Siemens will be  in Saskatoon on August 9 and in Winnipeg on August 18 to give free presentations on the Piano Workbook series and the accompanying Teacher’s Manual.  Be sure to take the opportunity to explore this unique tool for students and try your chance at the door prizes. Check for details below.

Saskatoon Event Monday August 9th 3:00-4:30pm – hosted by Long & McQuade at 721 -43rd Street East, RSVP 306-661-1966 or mworonowski@long-mcquade.com

Winnipeg Event Wednesday August 18 3:30-5:00pm – hosted by J.J.H. McLean at 957 Portage Ave., RSVP 204-772-4996 or info@jjhmclean.com

Barbara Siemens will be  in Toronto on Friday  June 25, 9:30-11:00am to give a free presentation on the Piano Workbook series and the accompanying Teacher’s Manual.  Come explore this unique tool for students and try your chance at the door prizes. This event is sponsored and hosted by Long & McQuade at 935 Bloor Street West,  RSVP to Jasmine at 416-588-7886 or jhall@long-mcquade.com.