Several of my students seem to need constant reinforcement with understanding the staff and identifying notes on it. And some of them are still in the phase where the “light bulb” hasn’t quite gone on yet. 🙂 So I’m always looking for different approaches to use during lessons. Here’s a simple game that I’ve been […]
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Review and Giveaway of Blue and Purple by Dror Perl
To be honest, I wasn’t that thrilled about reviewing these two books because I thought they might be kind of, well…weird. They are written by a contemporary composer and are simply called, “Blue” and “Purple.” The subtitles were even more scary, “Contemporary Music with a Harmonic Twist” and “Jazz and Blues,” respectively. I’m not much […]
Monday Mailbag – Keeping a Steady Pulse
I am a piano teacher to eight students, and also a student myself. Keeping a steady pulse is one thing that I struggle with when I play, so I don’t often put enough emphasis on it when I teach. Could you share some ways that you work on it with your students so I could […]
Free Music Theory Worksheets for Music Teachers
Does your spine just tingle when you find a site loaded with free music theory worksheets?! Mine sure does! Here’s an up-and-coming site that looks very promising in that spine-tingling category. 🙂 Simply titled, MusicWorksheets.net, the site offers “free music theory worksheets for music teachers.” I especially like how the Bass Clef Notes worksheet is […]
And the Winner Is…
#47 – Nicole! Congratulations! Nicole will receive a free copy of the Chord Piano is Fun! book. I think you’ll love it! Thanks to all of you for participating. Stay tuned for another giveaway next Tuesday!
Another Winning Group Music Game!
This game was even more popular than the Musical Terms and Symbols game I mentioned yesterday! This one is called, Who’s the Leader? Here a couple video clips and the instructions for how to play it: Who’s the Leader? Players stand in a circle. One player goes out of the room. A leader is appointed. […]
