In reference to this post, one reader asks, “Do you have other ideas for the above listed categories that you put on popsicle sticks? What do you usually have ready to use?” There are tons of possibilities, but I’ll just give you one example for each category: 1. Chords – Hold a Chord Spelling Bee! […]
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Wow, the whole week just passed me by! I spent a good deal of time this week fighting with one of my websites – a most unpleasant use of time, but I’m happy to report that after some prayer, digging through the open source forum, and tweaking some code, I have emerged the victor! 🙂 […]
Monday Mailbag – Best Age Student for a Beginning Teacher
What age range do you think might be best for a beginning teacher? Or maybe I should rephrase that as, “Are there certain ages which you find significantly more challenging to instruct than other ages?” This one really made me think! There is a common misconception that it is less critical to have a good/professional/experienced, […]
Short Pictorial and Musical History of the Piano
One of the ladies on our committee for the planning of a piano festival next spring sent me the link to this short clip with pictures and music documenting the “Parentage of the Piano.” I actually got to see some of these instruments in person this summer when I visited the National Music Museum in […]
Review of Easy Hymn Solos
Attaching the tag line, “stylish arrangements” to a collection of early elementary hymn solos may seem like a bit of a stretch, but composer Wendy Stevens manages to pull it off! I recently played through each of the hymn arrangements in her new three-book collection of Easy Hymn Solos published by Hal Leonard and was […]
Monday Mailbag – New Release Clubs for Piano Teachers
I noticed in one of your blog entries that you mentioned that you get new release packages from various music companies. Is this available to other piano instructors? Yes. Several of the major music publishing companies offer new release clubs for piano teachers. I personally only subscribe to the FJH one, but I did a […]
