Is everyone else trying to figure out what to give their students for Christmas this year? Anyone come up with any great ideas yet? I usually like to give something creative that will last longer than the time it takes for a piece of candy to make the journey from their mouth to their stomach. […]
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Continuing with the theme of devising games utilizing flashcards, I had Naomi try a sight-reading/composition game. I held the set of flashcards upside down and had her randomly draw four cards. Then I allowed her to arrange them in any order she chose and play the pattern of notes under either the second or third […]
The Mutopia Project
For those who love to explore new music or just like having ready (and free!) access to download and print your favorite classics, you’ll want to head over to The Mutopia Project right away! I pulled this from their website: The Mutopia Project offers sheet music editions of classical music for free download. These are […]
Review of Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 4
Go to Review of: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 This latest volume of Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora that I’ve just finished reviewing definitely fits the Advanced designation it is given! Like each of the three previous volumes, this one begins with a short biographical sketch of each composer […]
2009 MTNA Conference
I’ve been looking over the info for the 2009 MTNA Conference and am still debating whether to try to make the trip or not. Anyone else planning to attend?
Teaching Piano Pieces by Rote
Doesn’t everyone teach a few of those students whose technical facility and musical talent far exceeds their music reading ability? I have found that such students love learning really cool sounding pieces that are quite a bit harder than what they could actually read from the printed music. One of my favorite pieces to teach […]
