I wrote to Anne Crosby this weekend asking if she might be interested in creating some of the ladybug cards using the terms “half step” and “whole step” instead of “semi-tone” and “whole tone.” I know many of the American […]
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Over on Facebook ComposeCreate, I’ve been talking about my obsession with office supplies. It turns out that many of you share my love of browsing at the local office supply store for fun! Well, I was super excited and surprised
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When a teaching colleague asked me if I had any worksheets that were specific to triple time, I realized to my dismay that I did not! I know that when we first introduce triple time, it is easy for students
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Since I posed the question about teacher’s favorite teaching aids on the ComposeCreate® Facebook page, I’ve gotten a lot of suggestions from other teachers. So, I thought I’d mention the ones that piqued my interest the most: Erasable Highlighters: And
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Catherine Shefski, a piano teacher, performer, and fellow blogger has created a fantastic new ebook called Go Play that every teacher must read! Catherine cites statistics about today’s youth that should be very influential to how we teach. She explains how technology
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For quite some time, I have been hearing about how useful that Staples Easy Button has been in teacher’s studios. Unfortunately, we do not have a Staples in my hometown, so I didn’t give it much thought until the Easy
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I used to have a problem with students arriving early or staying late. It was never a huge problem, but it was certainly an irritating one especially when I only had a short break between certain lessons. I often hear
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Thank you all for voting in our Cartoon Character Contest! Each of the students received at least 1 vote, so I know that they will enjoy reading what you have written about their creativity. For this picture, the “People’s Choice
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There is one thing that I use in my studio that I think I cannot ever be without: removable highlighter tape! I use this for all ages of students and it is a wonderfully effective tool to draw attention to
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I am a firm believer in finding the right word to coax a correct response from my students. It is so easy to fall into a rut in using the same words again and again to describe staccato (“short and jumpy”)
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The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
