After much brainstorming about goals and ideas I want my students to pursue this year, I’m excited to give you a sneak peek at this coming year’s studio practice incentive theme… It’s always an exciting moment to introduce the new theme to my students and see them get pumped for the year ahead and the […]
Practice Tips from The Musician’s Way
Gerald Klickstein’s newsletter is always a treasure trove of helpful links and resources. In his Summer 2015 issue he links to a couple of posts on his blog that I thought were particularly insightful, especially as I prepare for another year of teaching and consider what areas to emphasize with my students. 5 Tips for […]
Special Introductory Offer on Carnival of the Animals Music Camp!
For all of you who have been anxiously awaiting (probably me most of all!), I’m excited to announce that the Carnival of the Animals Classical Christian Music Camp curriculum package is finally complete and ready for delivery! This extensive curriculum has been in the works for many years at a conceptual level, so it’s been […]
Highlights from Day 5 of Carnival of the Animals Music Camp
Day 5 of our Carnival of the Animals music camp has arrived! We played the ever-popular Guess-It! game as a way of reviewing all that we’ve learned so far this week. The Science of Sound today explores two remarkable instruments – the piano and the glass armonica. Students use their music vocabulary knowledge to attempt […]
Highlights from Day 4 of Carnival of the Animals Music Camp
A fun review game of hangman to start off Day 4 of our Carnival of the Animals music camp! Learning all about the Science of Sound and how the ear works. For the math whizzes of the bunch – compute these 32nd notes! Practicing technique concepts on each other! Interval Intuition – Can they feel […]
Highlights from Day 3 of Carnival of the Animals Music Camp
Students get comfy as we start Day 3 of our Carnival of the Animals music camp. Having fun with our string art projects! Loving using my new iPad mini and iHome bluetooth speaker for listening to each work while we color the corresponding pages. The students work on one of today’s technique challenges – wrist […]
