(NOTE: This contest for my students has expired, so I don’t really need any votes any more. However, I’m leaving this post up to help other teachers see how to do a Cartoon Motive Contest themselves.) Teachers, I need your […]
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I think interesting rhythms are a great “hook” that composers can use in their music.  Hemiola just happens to be one of my favorite rhythmic tools. Several of my students have been studying rhythmic dictation in 6/8 timing and we have been
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The April MTNA eJournal is available online now.  You can read these articles without registering here although you may not be able to hear and see the enhanced media (sound files, video files) unless you register.   In this edition you will
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I have asked Kevin Costley, and exclusive FJH composer, to write a guest post for this blog.  He has graciously agreed and chose to write about this important topic: Composing Made Me a Faster Sight-reader Sight-reading has always been very difficult for me. I didn’t have
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The Music Education Blog Carnival is a collection of interesting articles posted by music education bloggers. Each month (except for the summer months) a music ed blogger volunteers to host the “event” on their site. They then parse through submissions and
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When I was an undergraduate, I was fascinated with the question about whether music had meaning, was moral, and whether it was effective in communicating meaning or morality. I wrote several papers about this, but when I crossed over into the world
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve come across some great posts and resources related to teaching piano. Â Here are a few of them: * Â Toilet Paper Dynamics: Jason Sifford, a composer and piano teacher has written a great post that
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When I was in my undergrad program, I discovered a book entitled The Unanswered Question by Leonard Berstein. I found it at a book store, bought it, then discovered that it was actually the text from a lecture Bernstein gave
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Best Blogs for Piano Teachers Updated 4/19 Ever wondered what the best blogs for piano teachers were? Well, there are many new blogs out there for piano teachers that are good, but a few are excellent. I categorize blogs as excellent when
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MTNA has published their first edition of the MTNA e-Journal. As a complement to their current magazine, the American Music Teacher, the MTNA e-Journal provides a peer-reviewed journal featuring more extensive, in-depth articles. MTNA states, This new format will be especially
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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!
