The Piano Explorer has announced its annual Composition Contest winners. Two of my students were featured in the following way: Bethany–her artwork is displayed on the front cover of the magazine! Jana–received an Honorable Mention in the Younger Division of […]
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Did you see what was on page 1 of this month’s American Music Teacher? It’s a bit of a clue as to what’s kept me busy for the last year. I can’t wait to tell you about it in full! Coming
I can’t believe that in my previous post, To Give or Not to Give Makeup Lessons, I forgot to mention one of the ways I most often “makeup” lessons for students! I just revised the article, so if you’d like to see the
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Inevitably, every few months, the subject of giving or not giving make up piano lessons comes up on all of the piano teaching forums. Every teacher certainly has the freedom to choose what is best for their studio and personal
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Christopher Fisher, Assistant Professor of Piano at Ohio University), has just written a new book called Teaching Piano in Groups. This book is a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching. I am sure it will become
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Each month, the American Music Teacher, a magazine for members of Music Teachers National Association, contains a section of new music reviews. This month’s magazine (April/May 2010) contains a review of my Easy Hymns Solos Books 1-3, published by Hal Leonard.
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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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If you have not seen the new Schirmer Performance Editions that have been updated by Hal Leonard, I would encourage you to take a look at these. The editions are on a light tan colored paper making them easy on
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Welcome to all the MTNA members who are visiting this blog after attending the Free Piano Teaching Resources Online workshop given by Michelle Gordon on Tuesday. I am thrilled that Michelle decided to recommend this blog to you and wanted to take
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A friend and colleague of mine, Christopher Fisher, has written a new book on group teaching. The book is Teaching Piano in Groups and is published by Oxford University Press. Though I have not read it yet, I am sure that
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How to Revolutionize Rhythm in Your Studio
Learn how this rhythm curriculum gets rhythm IN students' bodies so it comes OUT in ALL their music! See why "It’s the best resource out there for teaching rhythms" and get your students "exponentially improving!"
