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Acquisition – This Month We March On

This month we focus on our march onward to wonderful opportunities and uncharted territory. We are pleased to announce Movin’ N’ Groovin’ (MNG) Summer Camp’s acquisition by the Franklin Music Academy effective Summer 2017. As […]

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Feel like Trying Something New

Each year, we have both a piano and concert recital either in the Spring or Fall or sometimes both. In the past, we have held our Concert Recitals at the North Door in East Austin. […]

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How to Memorize Piano Keys

It’s your new piano student’s first lesson and they need to memorize piano keys.  Thinking about how to get your piano student to learn the keys is crucially important, but once mastered they will be well […]

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Classroom Experience Promotes Business

The idea for the Franklin Music Academy came from a classroom experience I had in the year 2010 teaching my fifth grade elementary music class.  That Spring we were preparing for a big concert featuring […]

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Learning to Play Piano vs Playing the Piano

Intrinsic Motivation and Learning to Play Piano   When somebody comes to take piano lessons, you have to understand that they have never had the experience of learning to play piano before.  A lot of […]