This post is for all my piano students. Â As you know, I am taking the month of July off of teaching, so I am challenging each of you students to learn new lead sheets each week in addition to at […]
July Challenge: Lead Sheets Week 1 Read More »
Have you been wondering what we did at our Music Menagerie Piano Camp this year?  Well, wonder no more… Wanna come next year? 🙂
Piano Camp 2011 Video Read More »
Well, today was our 2011 spring recital!  The students did a wonderful job and it was fun seeing and hearing them play so musically.  What a difference one year can make  in a students’ playing!  I thought you might enjoy
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Since the topic this week is encouraging creativity in our students at Christmas time, I thought I’d re-post the “Theme and Variations” challenge that we completed in my studio last year. It was great fun and there is still time
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Thank you to all you students who submitted artwork for the 2010 Christmas Cover Art Contest. This year we chose to have an animal theme, so each picture was to incorporate animals into a Christmas idea. Since there was only
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The questions for Mona are trickling in and someone told me that I might not have allowed enough time to tell teachers, who would tell their students, who needed to think about questions, and then needed to submit them! Â So,
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Too often, when we only know someone in one context, they get stuck in our minds existing only in that specific context. Â Sometimes we see a teacher as someone always teaching, not someone who enjoys competitive cycling. Â Sometimes we see
Mona Rejino’s Life Outside Music Read More »
I hope you and your students are thinking of some questions to ask Mona for our composer interview! Â Please submit these in the comments section of this Composer Interview post. Â Here is a brief preliminary interview with Mona which discusses
Who is Mona Rejino? Things you may not know… Read More »
Thank you all for voting in our Cartoon Character Contest! Each of the students received at least 1 vote, so I know that they will enjoy reading what you have written about their creativity. For this picture, the “People’s Choice
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(NOTE: This contest for my students has expired, so I don’t really need any votes any more. However, I’m leaving this post up to help other teachers see how to do a Cartoon Motive Contest themselves.) Teachers, I need your
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The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
