As it turns out, I came down sick last week and had to take off the whole week of teaching, so I got one week behind. I finished up our theme of Feeling the Pulse this week, and will start on the Key Signature theme next week with the Key Signature – Scale Matchup Worksheets. […]
Guest Post: Back to Basics – The Realities of Running Your Own Studio
Teaching others how to hone their musical talents can be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things you can choose to do. However, from time to time things can get frustrating and a reality check is in order. When this happens, it is time to take a step back and evaluate the basics of […]
International Music Score Library Project
Have you seen the website for the International Music Score Library Project? I just came across this recently, so I haven’t used it much, but it looks like a fabulous resource for finding free scores – both those in the public domain, and those of composers willing to share their works for free. Their main […]
March Music Education Carnival
Be sure to stop in over at the Tanbur Music Education Blogspot for the March Music Education Blog Carnival. And if you have a music education blog, jump on board the April carnival so we can keep the great collection of music education posts coming!
Teaching Students to Teach Themselves
Thomas J. West, of the Music Education Practice Tips blog, has a short, but fabulous post entitled, Technique Targeting: Becoming Your Own Music Teacher. He writes, In order to become independent, a music student must learn the skills a music teacher already possesses. They must learn: * to detect musical errors or inaccuracies * to […]
Monday Mailbag – Music Practice Tips for Young Children
This week, I received an e-mail from a mother looking for practice advice for her almost-5-year old son, who has been in Suzuki cello classes for about a year. She writes, “I know he likes to play, once he gets going and concentrates and is playing. However the practices are becoming a power struggle; he […]
