Themed Recitals
After introducing my Irish Celebration piece to teachers, many have written in to tell me that they are doing a “World Music” themed recital this year. Â I am so excited for all of you teachers who are doing this because […]
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Winning Recital Pieces
I’m going to modestly suggest that some of my new pieces might fit this “winning” recital pieces category. 😉 Seriously, I have gotten good feedback on these pieces and do appreciate those of you who give new music and new
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Irish Celebration Winners
I have used a random number generator to pick the winners of the Irish Celebration giveaway. Â And the winners are: Ruth Manweiler (#15) Julia (#13) If you both would email me your mailing address, I will mail you a copy
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Recording students, Posting to YouTube
After posting my students’ Jingle Bell variations, someone asked me to elaborate on how I record my students and then post to YouTube. There are a number of great posts out there about recording your students, so I’ll just give you
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Review of Irish Celebration
Don’t forget to enter the Irish Celebration giveaway. Â You have until Friday, January 15th at noon to enter by commenting, blogging, or tweeting about the piece. Â Enter by leaving a comment on this post: Irish Celebration Giveaway. Susan Paradis has
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Irish Celebration Giveaway
Yesterday, I introduced you to my new Level 1 Solo Irish Celebration. I will be giving away 2 of these pieces this Friday at noon (CST). To enter this giveaway, you can do any of the following: Leave a comment on
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Create Your Own Interval Samples
How many of you have tried introducing the sound of intervals by saying, “This is the interval at the beginning of ___,” only to face the blank stares of your students because they do not know that piece? Â This most
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New Irish Celebration for Beginners
My new piece is out just in time for spring recitals and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations! Hal Leonard has just published a new Level 1 Solo called Irish Celebration in time for spring recitals and St. Patrick’s Day. The piece
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Reproducible Sight Reading Pieces
Both Kansas and Washington have a state music curriculum called Music Progressions. Â This year, KMTA asked me to compose some original sight reading pieces for levels 1-6. Â I have done this and 2010 tests will include these revised pieces. IÂ decided
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A Closer Look at Easy Hymn Solos
Hal Leonard has uploaded pdf samples and sound files of the Easy Hymn Solos series. To see a “Closer Look,” click on any of these book titles: Easy Hymn Solos Level 1 See PDF samples of: Doxology For the Beauty
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