“Each successive chapter builds suspense, as each one adds more precious information to the prior thoughts. The drama which ensues is similar to a great mystery novel, through which the reader is increasingly excited to turn to the next page to read the next pieces of the puzzle.”

Robert Preston

Gold Medal, 5-Time Prize-winning International Concert Pianist and Music Educator

“So often we don't look at the whole child when we educate them, whether in school or private lessons, and THIS BOOK GETS TO THAT ASPECT.  We find more often than not, that students don't have an adult who works through emotions and feelings with them and, especially in music, THESE ARE GREAT STRATEGIES to use with students.  Performance is so personal and so it's important for students to understand what their mind, body and soul are experiencing through practice and performance.” 

Denese Odegaard
Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist, North Dakota
National President of NAfME (National Assoc. for Music Education)

“The author has stimulated the interaction of the student, in a very novel way, to cause the teaching process to become an activity of interaction, in which the student becomes a full participant rather than just the teacher’s subject…a MUST READ for all studio teachers and serious pedagogues…

ROBERT PRESTON
5-Time Gold Medal Prize-winning International Concert Pianist & Music Educator

"The Seven Strategies" is a wise and sensitive set of instructions which can guide us all in the process of connecting with our true selves."

BERNIE SIEGEL, MD
Pediatric Surgeon and New York Times Best Selling Author of "Love, Medicine and Miracles" and "365 Prescriptions For The Soul"

“What an amazing book this is – Wow-sa!!! Know how thrilled I am that this material is available to other teachers… and anyone, really. Your insights, text, quotations – everything – is so accessible and beneficial. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"     

CATHERINE FRENZEL, CECP, CBCP
Certified Emotion and Body Code Practitioner, T3 Practitioner; 
Access Consciousness® Bars Practitioner

“Full of valuable reminders to private studio teachers regarding human motivation and teaching the whole person, this work of a master teacher draws broadly from the psychology of mindfulness and the author’s experience as a piano teacher for over 35 years. Her humanity and care for students is evident on every page.”

FRANK MARTIGNETTI
Director of Music & Performing Arts, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut