I’m debating whether to take advantage of this great 40% off sale on these CD Sheet Music titles…I have one and have used it a few times. It’s great to have so much music so readily available! I tend to forget that I have it, but if I could get in the habit of remembering, […]
Performance for Students
Here’s another excerpt from the notes of Janna’s excellent overview of teaching for new teachers. This one seemed especially fitting since I just returned from a Clavinova Festival where 13 of my students are performing this weekend. I confess…though I love to play, I do not enjoy performing and I’m not good at it. I’ve […]
Alpha Composer Search
Here’s a handy little Composer Search where you can search by the composer’s name and then by compositions for a particular instrument. Each composition is linked to a piece of sheet music or a book that you can purchase from this site. This is a great way to track down printed music for a specific […]
Top Ten Tips for New Piano Teachers
The following is part of a presentation shared recently by Janna Williamson, a music teacher in Illinois, with a group of pedagogy students. I was able to read her notes from the meeting and thought what she had to share was excellent. She has given me permission to post from her notes here, so I […]
CD Recording Made Easy
If you have a Yamaha Clavinova in your studio, you can practically set up your own recording studio! (If you don’t have a Clavinova, check out this post for instructions on how to set up recording with your acoustic instrument.) I just recently found out how to connect the Clavinova into my computer so that […]
MTNA Session – The Performance Tradition and Pedagogical Relevancy of Robert Schumann’s Album for the Young
Following are my notes from the session: The Performance Tradition and Pedagogical Relevancy of Robert Schumann’s Album for the Young by Lora Deahl A path-breaking collection of character pieces written by Schumann in 1848. 2006 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Schumann. His Album for the Young was borne out of his deep […]
