Co-author of the newly published Dr. Mozart Theory Workbooks (click here for the review), Paul Musgrave, joins us today on Music Matters Blog for an exclusive interview. Music Matters Blog (MMB): What is your musical and teaching background? Paul Musgrave: After graduating from Juilliard, my co-author, Machiko, taught piano and theory at Soai University in […]
Review of Doctor Mozart Theory Workbook 1
[NATALIE’S NOTE: Following my initial review of this workbook, I spent some time looking through it again and decided to repost a review that was more inclusive. If anyone else is as picky as I am about theory workbooks, you know how hard it is to find one that you really like. That’s why I’m […]
Student Assignment Pages
D’Net has produced another amazing resource for her students – customized assignment pages with a little bit of info about a composer on each page. In her studio, they have a composer of the month, so each month of pages features one composer with a colorful picture of the composer and a different fun fact […]
FlexiMusic Wave Editor Review
If you are looking for an easy, inexpensive way to record audio in your studio, check out the FlexiMusic Wave Editor. While the fact that this software was designed by an India-based company is sometimes reflected in the fragmented use of English, the design and features are well thought out and fairly intuitive. You can […]
Piano Music for One Hand
Another teacher recently alerted me to this wonderful compilation of piano music for one hand. This is great for students who only have the use of one hand, whether permanently, due to disability, or temporarily, due to injury.
Studio Tours, Anyone?
Several years ago, our local music teachers association organized one of my all-time favorite meetings – we toured the studios of several of the teachers in our group. It was a blast! We got to see how they decorated, how they organized their music, listen to them share about how they teach, what inspires them, […]