ManiacTools.com is my latest greatest find on the world wide web! 🙂 Tagged “The Best Music Tools,” you’ll find a treasure trove of helpful software programs for a variety of needs. I was impressed with their free m4a to mp3 converter, so I signed up for their newsletter to be alerted to new developments and […]
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Monday Mailbag – Teaching Visual Spatial Students
I have a student that is a highly “visual-spatial” learner. We are struggling. He is at the late elementary level (says they are too easy but cannot play them well) but wants to play harder things.  He struggles with rhythm and counting, but his note reading is pretty good.  He does not like repetition and […]
Two Great Sources for Free Sheet Music
When I was searching around for sheet music to use for the Piece Together Play Together activity at our September Surprise a couple weeks ago, I came across a couple of great sites: 8notes.com has done a complete overhaul of their site since the last time I visited (which was quite a while ago!). They […]
Check Out Alfred’s Piano Workshops Online
One of the things I love most about attending publisher workshops is finding out about the latest materials and getting a chance to hear new music. In a brilliant move, Alfred Music Publishing has posted a collection of piano workshops on-line for easy viewing. The video clips are less than five minutes each and are […]
Review and Giveaway of The Classical Melody Book
Have you ever had a tune stuck in your head and you wished there was a way you could figure out what it was? Imagine if there was a handy little app where you could just play in the first few notes and it would automatically search through a database of songs and find the […]
Monday Mailbag – More About Pre-Piano Camps
My question is related to the pre-piano camps: Do you have the parents attend with their child? I have a lot of interest in my area and have been planning to start some classes soon but I’m a little nervous about the number of children, their age, and leaving mommy/daddy. I also know that their […]
