You will notice a common element in each of the following pictures. They are all a variation of the same game. I affectionately call it “The Dice Game.” Here are the basics of how it works: * One die has the words “up” and “down” on it; the other one has either “steps” and “skips” […]
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Trying a New Stitch
Since I’m currently serving as the president of one of our local music teachers associations, one of my responsibilities is to write a letter for our quarterly newsletter. Just for fun I thought I’d post the article I wrote for the most recent newsletter… Several years ago one of my students presented me with a […]
Free Christmas Music!
Is everyone else gearing up for Christmas with their students? I finally got my act together a couple of weeks ago and got everyone’s Christmas recital music selected. Even still, though, I’m having a blast listening to and looking over all the free Christmas music available as sheet music and audio files at the Sally […]
20th Century Intermediate Piano Repertoire Website
Several weeks ago I was thrilled to find the PianoWorks website. I’ve just been alerted to another great database site that allows you to search for an early-, mid-, or late-intermediate piece of 20th Century piano repertoire based on composer or technique. I love that when you click on “View Record” for a piece, it […]
School of Everything
There are an increasing number of places on-line that serve as a one-stop shop for various types of classes and lessons. School of Everything is a new such site that just launched in September of this year, but is off to a running start! I haven’t explored it in great detail yet, but it looks […]
Win $75 Worth of Materials at Notekidds!
I realize today is the last day for this contest, but I just found out about it and thought I would pass on the word. Check out the Win Your Wish List contest being sponsored by Rebekah Maxner of Notekidds. All you have to do is browse the assorted books and games she has developed […]
