Thanks to everyone who participated in the Animusic DVD giveaway. Here are the five winners of the DVD set, randomly selected using a random number generator: #12 – Joy #31 – Emily #22 – Natalie #17 – Cindy #3 – Judy Bonnell If you are one of the winners, just e-mail me with your mailing […]
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Win a Free Set of Animusic DVDs!
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to enter the giveaway to win a set of Animusic DVDs! The drawing will be held this Friday at 12:00 noon (CST)!
New in the Music Blog World!
In the past week I’ve come across several new music blogs, so I thought I would pass the word on to everyone else, too! ComposeCreate.com – Some of you are probably familiar with Wendy’s Piano Studio website and the great resources she offers. I was thrilled to recently discover that she has started a blog […]
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Chord Patterns
How do other teachers go about teaching the I – V7 chord pattern? I use a scale book primarily. I do explain it to them and some students get it; others have no clue and cannot convert the pattern to any other key! When I introduce the I – V7 chord progression, it’s after the […]
Interview with Elizabeth Wellburn
Today, I am pleased to welcome Elizabeth Wellburn, author of the children’s book Echoes from the Square, for a special interview. What prompted your interest in writing this story about Vedran Smailovic, cellist of Sarajevo? My daughter Amy is a cellist, and we had heard about Mr. Smailovic’s actions on the internet. I believed that […]
Echoes From the Square
Recently, I received an e-mail from Elizabeth Wellburn, author of the colorful and captivating book Echoes From the Square by Elizabeth Wellburn. It is the beautiful story of cellist Vedran Smailovic, retold in this heartwarming children’s book. The video below is a recording of Ms. Wellburn reading the story, accompanied by images from the book […]