Can you tell I’m a bit behind with things this month? I didn’t get my “This Week in Photos” post up last week, and it’s taken me several days just to post the winner of the last Mystery Challenge. Is everyone else equally busy getting ready for Christmas recitals and such? My studio Christmas recital […]
A (Partial) Timeline of Music Education Blogging
Just in case you have hours and hours of time on your hands and want something to do, check out this amazing compilation of music education blogs arranged chronologically. I think it will take me all of next year to get through these, but I’m sure there are some undiscovered treasures in the mix! 🙂
Ensemble Repertoire and Composition Challenge Opportunity
A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail announcing the dates for our local Clavinova Festival. The Clavinova Festival is one of our favorite studio events! In addition to being a fun opportunity to explore the latest in music technology, students receive t-shirts and get their name entered in a drawing to win their […]
Test Yourself on These Fun Musical Quizzes!
It took me six minutes and three seconds to do it, but I finally named all the composers of these famous pieces in this fun quiz. I was about four minutes into it before I realized that the countries were listed beside each blank (duh!). And then I had a brain freeze on The William […]
Great Pianists – Clue #4
Go to: The Rules | Clue #1 | Clue #2 | Clue #3 This pianist used his talents and fame to start a competition for young pianists that is held every four years in one of the southern states of the United States. The 13th competition will be held in 2009.
Great Pianists – Clue #3
Go to: The Rules | Clue #1 | Clue #2 Six months after the launch of Sputnik, this 24-year old pianist shifted the attention of the nation on music by winning an acclaimed international piano competition in Moscow, Russia. Hailed as an important unifying moment during the height of the Cold War, upon his return […]