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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Wow, I have just discovered another incredible website with fantastic new games! I remember Anne Crosby’s name from her book In My Dreams which I used with a student ever so long ago. Her compositions were delightfully fresh and appealing
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I just revised several files in the Manuscript Paper section of the website. It always bothered me that my large print, “6 stave with grand staff” staff paper allowed only 3 measures per line, since so many phrases are in
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One of the things that I will be using this fall is a new set of stickers from Hal Leonard. I love these stickers because they are all music related and are inexpensive compared to the music stickers you might
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I am now on a break from teaching until mid-August when I begin my fall semester. During the next few weeks, I’d like to prepare for fall by doing the following: Establishing achievable overall goals for my studio. Organizing my
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In this month’s Clavier Companion (July/August 2010), Susan Geffen has written some very kind things about my Level 1 Irish Celebration piece. In her introductory paragraph, she talks about early level pieces which: 1. Can realistically be accomplished by 4-6 year
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The Hal Leonard 40% off teacher discount has almost expired. You have until July 31st to place your order. When you call, ask for Jody or Andrea and tell them Wendy Stevens says “Hi!” They are part of the very
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Teachers frequently ask me about books and resources to teach composition. And summer is great time to do this since it’s more laid back and students have more margin in which to be creative. But you don’t need anything fancy
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(NOTE: This contest for my students has expired, so I don’t really need any votes any more. However, I’m leaving this post up to help other teachers see how to do a Cartoon Motive Contest themselves.) Teachers, I need your
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A teacher emailed me last week telling me about how she was using the Easy Hymn Solos Book 1 with one of her adults students. I really enjoyed hearing this little vignette since one of my reasons for writing this
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