No doubt many of you also have student recitals approaching. Here’s a helpful article by Joshua Nemith on preparing students for a good performance. In a nutshell, “Have it Mastered, Memorized, and Moving!” Sounds good to me! HT: The Collaborative Piano Blog
NoteBlocks – a great tool for teaching rhythm!
Just the other day I had a student who was struggling to understand the concept of the dotted quarter note. These NoteBlocks would have been an incredible help! I just finished watching the demo and can see lots of ways that these would be useful in both individual and group lessons. Thanks to Tanya for […]
Glorious Christmas Music CD!
Wow! If you want to hear some of the most amazing Christmas music ever recorded, click on over to Nelidova Records and listen to the sample clips from the Christmas Fantastique CD! I love to have Christmas music playing around the house between Thanksgiving and the New Year, but sometimes I have a hard time […]
Composers Datebook Daily E-mail
Would you like to learn interesting tidbits about composers and the events surrounding their compositions? What if that info could be delivered to your e-mail inbox everyday and you could spend one minute of your time expanding your knowledge of composers and their works? If that sounds appealing, here is the perfect solution! A daily […]
Review: Folksongs for Piano – A Classical Interpretation
Billed as “an alluring blend of folk and classical music that celebrate the wonderful melodies found in folk songs,” I enjoyed playing through this delightful collection of six folk songs. The book is arranged by Cheryl Shantz and the cover indicates that it includes “Graded Pieces at the Intermediate Level.” I must confess, though, it […]
Blog Treasure Trove!
Just tonight I came across several other music-related blogs that look wonderful! I’ve added them to my feedreader and my blogroll and look forward to keeping up with them. If you have a blog or know of any other good ones I should add to my list, be sure to let me know! The Collaborative […]
