About.com’s Music Education Blog has some great information about the musical performances scheduled to be a part of the Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies on January 20. On this historic day, Americans will be hearing from: The Marine Band The San Francisco Boys Chorus The San Francisco Girls Chorus Aretha Franklin John Williams with Yo-Yo Ma, Anthony […]
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Get a Magnetic Dry Erase Board for $1!
It’s at times like these that I really wish we had a Staples in our area! This week they are having Dollar Days, and you can get some incredible deals. By far, the best one in my opinion is the magnetic dry erase board with two magnets for only $1! I use my magnetic dry […]
Happy New Year! Win a Free Practice Incentive!
Well, I didn’t exactly mean to disappear from here for two weeks, but I took two weeks off of teaching and I guess my lack of routine carried over into blogging! I’m really excited to get back into teaching next week and have all sorts of grand ideas of things I want to do and […]
Send a Musical E-Card and Invest in the Musical Education of a Student at the Same Time!
Check out these awesome e-cards that include music provided by some of the most prominent orchestras! But even better, for every one of these e-cards you send, Fidelity Investments will donate $1 to buy new musical instruments for local area students. I’m usually not a fan of e-cards, but I love this (and just sent […]
Recital Pictures
Since I didn’t get my official This Week in Photos post up last week, I thought I would at least share some of the pictures from my Christmas Recital last Thursday evening. Our title was Christmas: God’s Mystery Revealed. In between the piano pieces, I read little bits of narration while the students took turns […]
Christmas Music in the Spotlight
In honor of our Christmas Recital tonight, I thought I would post a video of one of the selections that will be on the program. Brittany did a “practice performance” of What Child is This? last week at her lesson. A “practice performance” means that we turn off all the lights except for the one […]
