We finished our week of Piano Camp a few weeks ago and I am still flying high with excitement and energy from my students! Â If you missed the little video we made of our camp adventures, please take just 2 […]
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I just came back from our KMTA conference where one of the college faculty on a panel answered the question, “How do you prepare a student who wants to study music?” with a “Well, I honestly don’t know if I
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This excerpt from “Life after graduate school: The importance of a Mentor” is written by Kristin Yost (soon to be featured in a series of ComposeCreate posts on finances). Â Kristin is the founder and executive director of Centre for Musical
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What Music Means to Me Project is a celebration of the value of music in education and quality of life. Â This project was started by Richard Rejino, a musician and photographer, in a most interesting way. Â You can read more
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I am preparing to give a few workshops about motivating students to play more musically. My thesis has been that learning to listen and love a wide range of musical and non-musical sounds is one of the secrets to producing
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Here is Part 2 of “The Myths of Playing by Ear” by Bradley Sowash.  Read Part 1 here. Myth #3 Only experts can teach ear skills. The biggest obstacle for students seeking ear skills is finding instruction. To illustrate this, let me
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Bradley Sowash, a wonderful jazz musician and composer, helps unscramble 4 myths of playing by ear. Here is Part 1 of “The Myths of Playing by Ear.” Playing by ear is one of those areas of teaching music that often
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When a teaching colleague asked me if I had any worksheets that were specific to triple time, I realized to my dismay that I did not! I know that when we first introduce triple time, it is easy for students
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I am a firm believer in finding the right word to coax a correct response from my students. It is so easy to fall into a rut in using the same words again and again to describe staccato (“short and jumpy”)
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I am now on a break from teaching until mid-August when I begin my fall semester. During the next few weeks, I’d like to prepare for fall by doing the following: Establishing achievable overall goals for my studio. Organizing my
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The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
