Let’s pretend like it’s not almost February by the time I’m getting around to writing this New Year’s post! Although things have been quiet out here, there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes that I’m very excited to share. I’ve spent a lot of time brainstorming and praying and putting things in place […]
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Christmas Tunes Bingo is a Hit!
At our final group class of the year, we pulled out the new Christmas Tunes Bingo game and gave it a try. I pulled a musical excerpt out of an envelope and played it on the piano. The students had to guess the name of the Christmas song, then determine which category it belongs to […]
New Christmas Tunes Bingo and More Music Games!
One of the tried-and-true games in our studio is Music Bingo. It’s a simple game that works for students of all ages and levels and effectively reinforces musical terms and symbols. I often pull it out for group classes. A while back I began pondering the possibility of creating a Bingo game that would help […]
Thanksgiving Special!
This fall marks 18 years of blogging here at Music Matters Blog! I still remember sitting down with a spiral notebook before I launched the site and planning out what the first 30 days of posts would be. My biggest concern was that I would run out of things to blog about after that first […]
Review of Quntis Piano Lamp
For a while now I’ve been looking wistfully at my Clavinova and contemplating getting a piano lamp for it similar to the one I received for my acoustic piano several years ago. Needless to say, then, I was thrilled when a representative from Quntis reached out to me and asked if I’d be interested in […]
Rote Teaching and Improvisation with Older Beginner Piano Students
After attending our KMTA state conference last month, I was inspired anew by a session from my friend and colleague, Agniezska Lasko. Her session, Using Contemporary Compositional Techniques in Teaching Improvisation to Children, is one I could attend over and over again and probably gain new ideas every time! I came back to my studio […]
