Inevitably, every few months, the subject of giving or not giving make up piano lessons comes up on all of the piano teaching forums. Every teacher certainly has the freedom to choose what is best for their studio and personal
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Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize Application Deadline: June 30, 2010 (receipt) The School of Music of the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the 2010 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, a National Competition for New Works for
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Christopher Fisher, Assistant Professor of Piano at Ohio University), has just written a new book called Teaching Piano in Groups. This book is a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching. I am sure it will become
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Each month, the American Music Teacher, a magazine for members of Music Teachers National Association, contains a section of new music reviews. This month’s magazine (April/May 2010) contains a review of my Easy Hymns Solos Books 1-3, published by Hal Leonard.
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I have asked Kevin Costley, and exclusive FJH composer, to write a guest post for this blog. He has graciously agreed and chose to write about this important topic: Composing Made Me a Faster Sight-reader Sight-reading has always been very difficult for me. I didn’t have
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The American Composer’s Forum has announced an opportunity to attend a 2 day intensive workshop on film scoring. HOLLYWOOD CALLING: An Insider’s Guide to Film Scoring April 17-18, 2010 McNally Smith College of Music Saint Paul, MN Registration Deadline: March 31,
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If you have not seen the new Schirmer Performance Editions that have been updated by Hal Leonard, I would encourage you to take a look at these. The editions are on a light tan colored paper making them easy on
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Welcome to all the MTNA members who are visiting this blog after attending the Free Piano Teaching Resources Online workshop given by Michelle Gordon on Tuesday. I am thrilled that Michelle decided to recommend this blog to you and wanted to take
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This is Lesson #8 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. I have seen so many organizations fail or falter because of a lack of clear vision and a committment to that vision. Composers and teachers
A friend and colleague of mine, Christopher Fisher, has written a new book on group teaching. The book is Teaching Piano in Groups and is published by Oxford University Press. Though I have not read it yet, I am sure that
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Merry to Moody:
Holiday music for everyone!
Tired of the usual holiday music?This free webinar is just for you! Lots of new, original, and classic holiday, winter, and seasonal music will wow your students onto the bench! And you'll love the new audience participation piece as well!
