Who is the Pajama Pedagogue?

I am a piano teacher. I have pajama office hours in the morning with my freshly brewed coffee. This configuration suits me perfectly. I love helping students discover how to make beautiful piano music, and I continually add to my teaching toolbox by reading journals, going to workshops, and experimenting with new ideas.

I have over 40 private students, and each has a completely unique skill set and learning style. I try to adapt my teaching style to accommodate this diversity, and often remind myself that I must meet each student where he or she is . . . at each lesson.

I'm not one of those teachers who likes to (or must) get the day's teaching over as quickly as possible by scheduling students back to back with no breaks. I much prefer spreading the schedule out so that I can regroup, stretch, write lesson notes, check e-mail, and recharge for the next set of lessons. I'm a better teacher that way.

Why a blog? I'm not exactly sure. My prediction is that I will brainstorm new ideas here and discuss teaching and business issues that are on my mind. Piano teaching can be a solitary occupation, and there may be other pedagogues out there who will be interesting in reading some of what I have to write. We shall see...