Never Say This
In the past few months, I have taken mental note of how many times I use the phrase, “Does that make sense?” when explaining a new concept to a student. I have noted that this phrase merely asks my students […]
Art and Self-doubt
I bought a book last weekend called Art & Fear: Observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking. I have yet to determine if it’s a good book, but there have been a number of good points made that I
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MTNA eJournal September 2011
The September edition of the MTNA eJournal is now available online. In this issue: “Playing With Music: How The Combination Of Traditional Pedagogy and Technology Creates A Generation Of Motivated Learners,” by Andrea McAlister, NCTM “Engaging, Accessible and Fresh: Ferruccio
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Piano Teacher School Now Enrolling
The next set of courses offered at the Piano Teachers School begin October 15th. The courses are taught by Kristin Yost who has written a number of posts for the Dollars and Sense part of the ComposeCreate® blog. These courses
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Finale Music Composition Contest
Here is a great opportunity for collegiate students from Finale Music, makers of Finale notation software. 2012 Finale® National Composition Contest In partnership with MakeMusic, Inc., and the acclaimed American string quartet JACK Quartet, the American Composers Forum announces the 2012 Finale® National
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Writing is Easy
While this is not necessarily inspirational, it does remind me that it is normal if the process of composing is often difficult, tiring, and taxing. It also made me chuckle. Here is a reflection on writing from Gene Fowler: Writing
Free Jingles
These aren’t just free, they’re fabulous! IMMusic Inc. has created 71 free jingles that you can use for practically anything you can think of! You could use them for presentations, commercials, collages of student pictures, etc. If you are needing
Book: How I Made $100k my First Year as a Piano Teacher
Kristin Yost has written numerous articles on this blog for the Dollars and Sense category. She has presented many national and local workshops on business issues and her infamous workshop How I Made $100k My First Year as a Piano
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Discount on Rhythm Menagerie Expires September 20th!
I’ve been so excited with the response from all of you about the new Rhythm Menagerie! Tomorrow is the last day to get the $5 off by entering code “RMLaunch” in the coupon box of your shopping cart. Please let
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40% off Hal Leonard Fall Catalogue
Hal Leonard’s beautiful fall catalogue is now out and you can receive a 40% savings off many titles including: Hal Leonard Method Books Christmas music Fall music including Scatterbrained Scarecrow! The new Piano Teacher’s Guide to Creative Composition by Carol
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