This week, I received an e-mail from a mother looking for practice advice for her almost-5-year old son, who has been in Suzuki cello classes for about a year. She writes, “I know he likes to play, once he gets going and concentrates and is playing. However the practices are becoming a power struggle; he […]
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TCW Resources Workshop
This weekend is our Kansas Music Educator’s In-Service Workshop here in Wichita, so I’m attending a couple of the sessions by Charlene Zundel, of TCW Resources. In addition to having a lot of fun, I’m also picking up some fabulous new game ideas! Charlene played Wacky Wanda with some of the attendees. I got in […]
Fresh and Fun! Idea – Key Signature-Scale Matchup Music Worksheets
For the month of March, our theme is Know Your Signature – That’s the Key! My goal is to help students not only memorize their key signatures, but also understand the concept that key signatures indicate which scale forms the basis for a particular piece of music. In order to reinforce that concept, I’ve created […]
Free Music Graphics
Joseph Pisano, of MusTech.Net, has a helpful link collection of Places To Find Free Music Graphics, Photos, And Clip Art. I know I can never have too many sources for finding great graphics and photos to use on my studio materials!
Progress Report on Feeling the Pulse
This is an open post for anyone to share. Have you incorporated any of the Feeling the Pulse activities in your studio this month? How did they go? What worked or didn’t work? Have you seen improvement in your students?
I’m a Twitterer
About a month ago, Mike’s blog post compelled me to finally sign up for a Twitter account, just so that I could own my own name. I wasn’t sure if I was really ready to jump on the bandwagon, so I haven’t updated regularly or announced that I was on board. However, yesterday someone started […]
