It’s that time of year again – time to immerse myself in every resource I can find and break out the brainstorming journal to start planning for this year’s Piano Expeditions piano camp! I’ve been reviewing all kinds of music-related kids books for the occasion and trying to find just the right one to capture […]
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A Piano Camp Recap Video
Here’s a short video recap with photos, videos, and the students sharing what their favorite thing was at our piano camp – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite:
New Piano Camp Program Now Available!
If you’ve been following along, last week we had an adventure-filled time at this year’s Piano Expeditions piano camp: To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite. Now that everything has been tried and tested, the whole package is available for anyone else who wants a ready-to-go piano camp program for use in their […]
Piano Camp Day Five – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
If I could transmit all the energy that was in our studio at piano camp today your screen would leap out in front of you and break into a wild song and dance! Everything felt like a whirlwind as we tried to fit in all of our activities and prepare for a presentation for the […]
Piano Camp Day Four – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
The most exciting moment of piano camp today came when one of my 8-year old boys finally decided to disclose the “classified” object in his pocket and it proceeded to jump onto the floor! That’s right, it was a real live toad! Truly, never a dull moment! Now, on to other highlights: The light-up drum […]
Piano Camp Day Three – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
Wednesday often feels like a turning point in the piano camp week; the students have grown comfortable with the setting and with one another and tend to be very energetic (a.k.a. naughty). I found this to be true of my younger group today, but not so much with the older ones. Nevertheless, it was still […]