Occasionally I will get e-mails from parents with young children (3-5), inquiring as to what sorts of activities they can do with their child to help prepare them for piano lessons. Here’s a list of 13 basic ideas (pulled from an e-mail I sent) that even a non-musical parent can incorporate into their day to […]
Monday Mailbag – Not Using Theory Books
[Note: Sorry for the delay this week!] You mentioned in your most recent Monday Mailbag post that you rarely use theory books with your students. Do you use other books instead? Or just do it all at the piano? Almost all of our theory work is done directly at the piano and is based on […]
And the Winners Are…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Animusic DVD giveaway. Here are the five winners of the DVD set, randomly selected using a random number generator: #12 – Joy #31 – Emily #22 – Natalie #17 – Cindy #3 – Judy Bonnell If you are one of the winners, just e-mail me with your mailing […]
Win a Free Set of Animusic DVDs!
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to enter the giveaway to win a set of Animusic DVDs! The drawing will be held this Friday at 12:00 noon (CST)!
New in the Music Blog World!
In the past week I’ve come across several new music blogs, so I thought I would pass the word on to everyone else, too! ComposeCreate.com – Some of you are probably familiar with Wendy’s Piano Studio website and the great resources she offers. I was thrilled to recently discover that she has started a blog […]
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Chord Patterns
How do other teachers go about teaching the I – V7 chord pattern? I use a scale book primarily. I do explain it to them and some students get it; others have no clue and cannot convert the pattern to any other key! When I introduce the I – V7 chord progression, it’s after the […]
