New Prize Ideas
Susan Johannessen on Facebook was mentioning how quickly the “Sticky Hands” disappear from her prize box. I asked her where she got these wonderful little toys and she said they were at the $2 stores in Australia! Well, that’s a […]
General Music
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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Sharing the Wealth
We finished our week of Piano Camp a few weeks ago and I am still flying high with excitement and energy from my students! If you missed the little video we made of our camp adventures, please take just 2
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The Paradoxical Musical Life
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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Life after Graduate School: The Importance of a Mentor
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). Kristin is the founder and executive director of Centre for Musical
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What Music Means to Me [Author Interview]
What Music Means to Me Project is a celebration of the value of music in education and quality of life. This project was started by Richard Rejino, a musician and photographer, in a most interesting way. You can read more
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Listening: The secret of great music performance
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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The Myths of Playing by Ear-Part 2
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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The Myths of Playing by Ear-Part 1
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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New Rhythm Worksheets: Triple Time
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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