You’ve heard me say before that the two areas I see student composers struggling with the most are melody and form. One teacher at the Composition for Kids lecture I gave in KC this week asked the following question: How
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J.W.Pepper emailed me this week to tell me what they thought about the Easy Hymn Solos series. They said they were: …very impressed with the titles that were selected and the simpler solo arrangements of them. It’s hard to find
J W Pepper calls the series “wonderful!” Read More »
This will be an ongoing series consisting of questions that I have received after giving the Composition for Kids lecture. The first three questions came from members of KMTA this summer. They included: When do you have your students first
Question #4 Students Getting Published Read More »
If you are not familiar with the Web Rewards section of this site, this is where I send my students each week to complete theory and ear training assignments to help them prepare for the state theory and ear training
Christmas Melodic Dictation Read More »
I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email in my inbox from Hal Leonard about some great new Christmas sheets that are available (no, none of them are mine)! Even more exciting was how easy it is to navigate on their
New Releases for Christmas! Read More »
My sister Carrie has a great blog especially for residents of Colorado Springs and vicinity. This week, she is hosting a giveaway of my All is Calm All is Bright CD. I will be giving away 2 CDs at the
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Thank you to all the Kansas City teachers who came to the workshop I gave today. Here is more information and links to many of the things that I have referenced: 1. Here is Carol Klose’s inspiring quote, along with more of what
Kansas City Lecture Follow up Read More »
Susan Paradis has some great Thanksgiving worksheets for beginning students over on her Piano Teacher Resources blog. Worksheets for naming white keys and notes on the staff are available for download for your studio.
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I LOVE my new Brother MFC-6490CW printer! It is an all in one printer that enables me to do everything I have wanted as a piano teacher. Here’s how I am currently using the printer: I can print on both 8.5×11
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Sheila was so kind to alert me to my egregious error on the Christmas Pieces Flashcards. The last example, Away in a Manger, was set in a 4/4 time signature instead of 3/4. I have corrected the original file, so
An egregious error Read More »
Merry to Moody:
Holiday music for everyone!
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