I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email in my inbox from Hal Leonard about some great new Christmas sheets that are available (no, none of them are mine)! Even more exciting was how easy it is to navigate on their
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Thank you to all the Kansas City teachers who came to the workshop I gave today. Here is more information and links to many of the things that I have referenced: 1. Here is Carol Klose’s inspiring quote, along with more of what
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Susan Paradis has some great Thanksgiving worksheets for beginning students over on her Piano Teacher Resources blog. Worksheets for naming white keys and notes on the staff are available for download for your studio.
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I LOVE my new Brother MFC-6490CW printer! It is an all in one printer that enables me to do everything I have wanted as a piano teacher. Here’s how I am currently using the printer: I can print on both 8.5×11
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Sheila was so kind to alert me to my egregious error on the Christmas Pieces Flashcards. The last example, Away in a Manger, was set in a 4/4 time signature instead of 3/4. I have corrected the original file, so
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Name that Christmas Tune I’m always looking for a good way to help my students do well on melodic dictation. At our most recent group lesson, I used these Christmas Pieces Flashcards for a “Challenge!” game. How to play “Name that
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Bradley Sowash, an excellent jazz musician and educator, was one of the composers that corresponded with me this summer about teaching composition to kids. Bradley shared with me that he thought specific assignments with specific parameters were helpful in working
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When I interviewed many prominent pedagogical composers on teaching composition to children, several of them had some wonderful things to say. I thought I’d share one of the quotes from our correspondence: I feel strongly that piano teachers should encourage their
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In the Composition for Kids lecture, I mentioned having a “Theme and Variations Challenge” to encourage students to compose. In my studio, we are currently having a “Theme and Variations Challenge” to the Christmas tune, Jingle Bells. Last week in our group
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Since winter is just around the corner and in many places already here, I thought I’d point out some seasonal flashcards on the ComposeCreate® website. I use these types of activities while my students are waiting on siblings or during
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Merry to Moody:
Holiday music for everyone!
Tired of the usual holiday music?This free webinar is just for you! Lots of new, original, and classic holiday, winter, and seasonal music will wow your students onto the bench! And you'll love the new audience participation piece as well!
