Graham and I played the rhythm chart game and then when I went to take a picture, he fell to his knees and exclaimed, “Please, have mercy!” Never a dull moment during his lessons, huh? 🙂 My new little beginner, Emily, continues to amaze me! I gave her the assignment of memorizing the alphabet backwards […]
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10 Symphonies to Download for Free!
Thanks to Chris Foley over at The Collaborative Piano blog for alerting me to this excellent offer! From now through November 24th, you can register on the Radio 4 website to gain access to 10 beautiful symphonies which you can download for free. You can never have too much good music on your computer, right? […]
And the winner is…
…Ben Clapton of the Top Left Hand Page blog. Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who participated! The instrument is the oboe. Ben also correctly alludes to the fact that clue #3 is the false clue. No, oboes were not banned from Australia for making emus sick. 🙂 So, for anyone who cares to try to […]
The Symphony Orchestra: Clue #6
Read the rules for the contest here. Go to: Clue #1 | Clue #2 | Clue #3 | Clue #4 | Clue #5 This instrument is typically made of granadilla or rosewood.
The Symphony Orchestra: Clue #5
Read the rules for the contest here. Go to: Clue #1 | Clue #2 | Clue #3 | Clue #4 A person with the initials S.P. plays an instrument from the same family as this instrument in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.
The Symphony Orchestra: Clue #4
Read the rules for the contest here. Go to: Clue #1 | Clue #2 | Clue #3 This instrument has a significant role at the beginning of any symphony orchestra performance.
