After reading some of her very creative ideas on one of the Piano Teaching Email Lists, I asked Mary Jane Cope to write a guest post on how to encourage students to play with more dynamics. Mary Jane is a
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Like most composers, I am always testing my music. I test it for the following reasons: To know what works and what doesn’t. To know what is difficult for the performer and what is easy. To know if the piece
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This is Lesson #3 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. This one is great for both composing, teaching, and life in general. Lesson #1 Passion (page 51) Lesson #2 Knowing (page 78) Lesson #3 Change (Page
A lot of teachers ask me how I have time to follow all the piano teaching blogs and other sites that I do. I admit to them that I really don’t have the time to look at each blog individually,
This is Lesson #2 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. This inspiration is directly relevent to music teachers! Lesson #1 Passion (page 51) Lesson #2 Knowing (page 78)
The files that most often get downloaded off of this site are the Rhythm Worksheets. So, I thought I would highlight these for those of you who have not seen them yet. Rhythm worksheets and other helpful PDFs for teachers
Gina Trapani is the founder and a writer for a blog that I follow called Lifehacker. At the beginning of the year, she blogged about a wonderful little ebook called What Matter Now from which I have received a number
Since I use my own site as my “go to” for rhythm worksheets, I’ve become aware that there is no rhythm worksheet for introducing triplets! So, I have created a Triplets Worksheet and have posted it to the Rhythm Worksheets section (under
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If you have never checked out Susan Paradis’ website, Piano Teacher Resources, you must check it out. Many of the games that my students play each week are from Susan’s site! Especially useful to me have been her ideas and
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Natalie, over on Music Matters Blog, has posted a review of How Sweet the Sound, my newest collection of sacred arrangements. She begins by talking about her performance of the first piece at her local music teachers’ meeting: I had
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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!
