Why Not Share?
If you belong to any of the online piano teacher forums, you will know what I mean when I say that I have benefited from so many wonderful ideas that have been shared in this venue. What’s been interesting to
Creativity and White Walls
Anyone interested in creativity and imagination will find some very useful posts on the blog of Derek Sivers. Derek is a musician and was the founder of CDBaby which became the largest seller of independent music on the web. Since
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More Christmas Games
Since we’re on the theme of Christmas activities this week, I thought I’d share about a way to help your students with sight-singing and melodic dictation. Last week, I used these cards as a waiting room activity for my older
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Free Snowman Flashcards
Recently, a reader asked me how I use my snowman flashcards (Download them FREE below). So, I thought I’d re-post an article I wrote last year about how I use them: Since winter is just around the corner and in
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Review and Giveaway of American Portraits
Natalie from Music Matters Blog has written a review, or rather played a review of my American Portraits books. Visit her blog if you’d like to hear a few clips of her performance of these pieces. In addition, Hal Leonard
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New Christmas Release from Kevin Costley
I wanted to tell you about a Christmas new release of my friend and frequent guest writer Kevin Costley. It seems to have been released a bit later than many Christmas books, but I know you’ll want to check it
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Creativity at Christmas Time: Jingle Bell Variations
Since the topic this week is encouraging creativity in our students at Christmas time, I thought I’d re-post the “Theme and Variations” challenge that we completed in my studio last year. It was great fun and there is still time
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2010 Christmas Cover Art Contest
Thank you to all you students who submitted artwork for the 2010 Christmas Cover Art Contest. This year we chose to have an animal theme, so each picture was to incorporate animals into a Christmas idea. Since there was only
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Creativity at Christmas Time: A Story in Sound
Every few years, my students do a creative “Story in Sound” project for our Christmas recital. It is very easy to implement and the students and audience seem to enjoy it immensely. It’s not too late to do this for
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How Can I Be As Creative as a Child?
Betsy Streeter, is an artist and designer who has worked in film, video, animation, print, cartoon features and video games. I follow her blog as she shares many great tips on drawing and encouraging creativity. She has a theme on
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