I have a student that is a very avid reader (girl, 7th grade, homeschooled). Her mother asked me to compile a list of good biographies or books of composers/music. She thought that this would help her practicing since she might be more interested in the composer or subject matter. One of my all-time favorite collection […]
Archives for January 2012
Travel Tour #3 – Including Out-of-State Students via Skype!
Last night was our third Travel Tour of the year, going along with our theme: An Italian Intrigue. For the first time ever we included a couple of my out-of-state students via Skype. It worked wonderfully! Here’s a brief video recap from the occasion: Activities for the group class included: Mixed Messages – students had […]
On Overcoming Difficulties
A daily calendar that I have in my studio had this wonderful quote by John R. Mott yesterday, “Difficulties are not without their advantages. They are not to unnerve us. They are not to be regarded simply as subjects for discussion nor as grounds for skepticism and pessimism. They are not to cause inaction, but […]
Buy A Book of Musical Scales and Keys to Support Zach!
If you watched the Studio Compilation video from Monday’s post you got a glimpse of Zach, a wonderful little guy that just started lessons with me last fall (he’s the fourth one in the video). Right off the bat, I could tell that he was serious about lessons. Of course, I should have known – […]
Giveaway of 8 Hour Compilation of Background Music!
Michael Griffin, of Music Education World, has written an interesting article on the benefits of background music in the classroom. He kindly agreed to let me publish it here as a guest post, along with a special giveaway opportunity at the end: Do teachers use background music in classrooms in your school? Background music is […]
Monday Mailbag – Video Recording on the iPod Touch
I’ve been looking into buying a tablet or something similar to use in my studio. I would like to be able to record video and watch it back right away, and then later upload to YouTube. Would the iPod Touch work well for that? At this point I pretty much feel like the iPod Touch […]
