For the past few months, I have been using some different strategies to help my students play more musically. The Caught Ya Makin’ Music Cards have worked wonders for many of my students, young and old! In addition to these
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Here is part 2 of the interview with Kevin Costley. Take a moment to read Part 1 if you missed it. Kevin’s first experiences as a composer: 6. How did you practice the art of composing when you were first learning? What kind
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Thank you to all the students and teachers who submitted questions for the interview with Kevin Costley. All of the questions were interesting and thought provoking. I found that several of the questions overlapped, so it was easy to find
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Several budding composers have asked my advice on submitting manuscripts to publishing companies. I’ve given them a few suggestions, but I recently found this Guide to Submitting Manuscripts from the Lorenz Corporation that captures a lot of the things that composers
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Tuesday is your last chance to submit questions to Kevin Costley about composing. After Tuesday, I will be selecting the best 5-10 questions and submitting them to Kevin so that he can work on writing answers. The longer I am
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MTNA has published their first edition of the MTNA e-Journal. As a complement to their current magazine, the American Music Teacher, the MTNA e-Journal provides a peer-reviewed journal featuring more extensive, in-depth articles. MTNA states, This new format will be especially
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Don’t forget about the opportunity for students to submit questions to Kevin Costley! The deadline is next Tuesday, October 6th! I’ve come across several new tips for teachers in the last weeks and I just couldn’t wait to share them with you. Secret
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Kevin Costley, the composer for whom you may submit interview questions, has written a number of books and pieces for all levels of students. His most recent pieces include Summer Portraits and Turkey Talk. In this post, I wanted to
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Hopefully, you and your students are thinking of interview questions for Kevin Costley. Don’t forget to leave them as a comment to the “Your Chance to Interview Kevin Costley” post. You have until October 6th. In case you don’t know
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Natalie over at Music Matters Blog has posted an in depth review of Easy Hymn Solos. She begins, Attaching the tag line, “stylish arrangements” to a collection of early elementary hymn solos may seem like a bit of a stretch,
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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!
