Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for our featured composer, Mona Rejino, to answer. Such wonderful, thoughtful inquiries were submitted and I was able to group many of them together based on their subjects, making it easier for […]
Interview with Mona Rejino-Part 1 Read More »
I know that I am not alone when I say that Dr. Seuss was a brilliant writer and illustrator of children’s books. I’ve always enjoyed reading his books to children and my fascination with sounds makes it all the more
Creativity: “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!” Read More »
I was so encouraged when I read the article “Lapse” from New Music Box. It seems that composer Kevin Puts was performing as the soloist for his own premier of his Piano Concerto when he lost his place! Kevin writes,
Memory Slips of the Pros Read More »
Last week, I gave away the first of my erasable highlighters to 3 students who showed me that they were consistently “practicing smartly.” You can read more about how I structured this mini-incentive program here. I’m really excited about this
Making Music Come to Life: The Bear Read More »
Recently, I read an article on the Psychology Today website called, “How to be Creative: Can Creativity be Taught?” Though the article had some useful suggestions, something bothered me about this title. I realized that the reason I don’t
Recently, I gave a workshop in Wichita called “Nurturing Creativity and Inspiration.” I shared about how to be more creative in teaching and how to find that elusive concept of inspiration. Though I cannot condense a 2 hour workshop into
What is Creativity? [A definition that can change your life] Read More »
An interesting new book called the Piano Teachers Resource Kit has recently been published by Hal Leonard. Several of you asked me some questions about the book, so I decided that I would interview the author, Karen Harrington, so that we
Piano Teachers Resource Kit (Author Interview) Read More »
I wanted to share a few of my favorite pieces by Mona Rejino. (Don’t forget that you have until Friday to submit questions.) As I was writing this post, I became aware of a few more “student saver” pieces of
Student Savers by Mona Rejino Read More »
The questions for Mona are trickling in and someone told me that I might not have allowed enough time to tell teachers, who would tell their students, who needed to think about questions, and then needed to submit them! So,
Deadline Extended: Help your students recognize a great opportunity Read More »
Yesterday, Mona shared about her favorite elementary pieces and why she likes them. Today, she shares about her favorite intermediate pieces: Early Intermediate “Snap To It!” on the early intermediate level is a piece I often hear performed at jazz festivals.
Favorite Pieces of Mona Rejino–Intermediate Read More »
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