Do you remember the beautiful eBook, Piano, that we reviewed here on Music Matters Blog a few weeks ago? Well, author David Crombie is generously offering one free copy to a Music Matters Blog reader! Just leave a comment below to be entered in the drawing for this gorgeous book! One winner will be chosen […]
Review of Listen: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing
17th century Scottish writer Andrew Fletcher purportedly wrote the following in a letter, “I said I knew a very wise man so much of Sir Christopher’s sentiment, that he believed if a man were permitted to make all the ballads he need not care who should make the laws of a nation, and we find […]
20 Pages of Free Worksheets from the Fabers!
If you visit the companion page for Randall and Nancy Faber’s new Piano Adventures Scale and Chord books you’ll find some free teaching videos and a download of a 20-page workbook of scale activities. A great resource that I’m filing away to use next fall!
AMT Inspiration – The Magic of William Gillock
After taking a break for a few years, this spring I had the privilege to adjudicate at several student events and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! I love having the opportunity to listen to students, encourage them in their musical studies, and give them positive feedback to help them improve as pianists. The article “The Magic […]
Posture at the piano
One of the things that has been impressed on me over the years as I’ve grown in my understanding of proper piano technique is the importance of correct bench placement and height. This is often overlooked by pianists, but is essential for producing good tone quality, establishing correct hand position, and avoiding injuries. Here is […]
Hopefully my students will never say such things…
…but here’s to a good laugh! 🙂 Apparently these answers were given by high school students in response to music-related questions: – The principal singer of 19th century opera was called pre-Madonna. – Gregorian chant has no music, just singers singing the same lines. – Sherbet composed the Unfinished Symphony. – All female parts were […]
