I bought a book last weekend called Art & Fear: Observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking. Â 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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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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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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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. Â It also made me chuckle. Â Here is a reflection on writing from Gene Fowler: Writing
These aren’t just free, they’re fabulous! Â IMMusic Inc. has created 71 free jingles that you can use for practically anything you can think of! Â You could use them for presentations, commercials, collages of student pictures, etc. Â If you are needing
Kristin Yost has written numerous articles on this blog for the Dollars and Sense category. Â 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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Yes indeed, the adorable yet crazy looking Tarsier, Jerboa Jumping Mouse, Bonnet Monkey, and many other are coming soon! Â They’re a part of the new rhythm resource that your students are going to love! Â We’re just working on making it
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A few readers told me that when we changed the look of the website, they had a bit of trouble reading the blog articles. Â I have increased the font size and would like to know if this is better for
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You might remember this interview with Karen Harrington about year ago. Â Karen is the author the Piano Teachers Resource Kit an excellent set of fun worksheets that can be reproduced for your studio. Â I have copied almost every page in
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I’ve been on vacation in the least few weeks consisting of long trips as well as short day trips. Â It’s been a wonderful time to get away and recharge! One of the things I picked up while we were gone
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