Thank you to all the students and teachers who submitted questions for the interview with Kevin Costley. All of the questions were interesting and thought provoking. I found that several of the questions overlapped, so it was easy to find […]
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Tuesday is your last chance to submit questions to Kevin Costley about composing. After Tuesday, I will be selecting the best 5-10 questions and submitting them to Kevin so that he can work on writing answers. The longer I am
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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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Don’t forget about the opportunity for students to submit questions to Kevin Costley! The deadline is next Tuesday, October 6th! I’ve come across several new tips for teachers in the last weeks and I just couldn’t wait to share them with you. Secret
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Kevin Costley, the composer for whom you may submit interview questions, has written a number of books and pieces for all levels of students. His most recent pieces include Summer Portraits and Turkey Talk. In this post, I wanted to
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Hopefully, you and your students are thinking of interview questions for Kevin Costley. Don’t forget to leave them as a comment to the “Your Chance to Interview Kevin Costley” post. You have until October 6th. In case you don’t know
Who is Kevin Costley? Things you may not know… Read More »
If you are a student composer 0r a teacher of piano students, you will want to take advantage of this great opportunity to submit interview questions to a living composer! Kevin Costley, a wonderful composer published by FJH, has graciously agreed to
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I’ve been fascinated by a new blog by Elissa Milne lately. One of her most recent posts, Scales as a Form of Propoganda, Elissa asks what musical value comes from having our students learn scales. Of course, we often cite
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Here is the 3rd question from the end of the session Composition for Kids Do you have your beginning students use notation programs? No. I’m not saying its a bad thing, but here are some things to consider about notation
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I got this idea from Brent Hugh’s practice page. It’s a bit of a variation on Brent’s idea, so I’m going to outline it for my students here. This is a wonderful way to practice those difficult sections because it forces you
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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!"
