These two questions are very similar: How do you encourage your student to practice correctly when they are at home, especially when their parents have no music background and cannot hear the mistakes to correct their piece? I have a three piano students from one family (girls aged 10-12) who practice at least an hour a day…I […]
Do You Keep a Studio Journal?
I’ve been an avid journaler since before I turned 10. And at least three of the pedagogy courses I took required some form of journaling. Perhaps that’s why I made a point years ago to start a studio journal of sorts. There are probably a variety of ways one could use a studio journal, but […]
Teaching Tips from Snowboard School – Part One: Be a Pro
Like I mentioned in my Introduction to this series last week, I think the instructor we had in Snowboard School was one of the best on the slopes. The interesting thing to me was that he knew it and wasn’t shy about “tooting his own horn.” Many people are afraid of coming off as arrogant, […]
Finale Notepad Available for Free Download
According to the Finale blog, today is the day that you can get your copy of the new 2012 Finale Notepad – for free! After switching from a free version several years ago to a paid NotePad, I’m thrilled to know that Finale is now making this fabulous software available for free again. I have […]
Happy Anniversary to EasyEarTraining.com and Giveaway of Chordelia App!
EasyEarTraining.com is celebrating their second anniversary this week, so it seemed like a great time to run a giveaway for them! They kindly offered to give a copy of their new Chordelia: Triad Tutor app to one Music Matters Blog reader in honor of the new blog design earlier this year, so I am thrilled […]
Monday Mailbag – Free Scale and Key Signature Worksheets
Can you create worksheets for bass clef like the ones for treble clef (Major-Minor Scale Matchup and Key Signature-Scale Matchup)? Your wish is my command. Haha! Maybe not quite, but I figured it was a logical next step to have bass clef scale and key signature worksheets that correlated with the treble clef ones, so […]
