Another teacher alerted me to this fabulous on-line tool! You have to check it out! Customize your own free printable staff paper. I make up a lot of my own theory assignments for my students, so this will be the perfect (and quick!) way to print out exactly what I need without having to design […]
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CD Sheet Music SALE!
I’m debating whether to take advantage of this great 40% off sale on these CD Sheet Music titles…I have one and have used it a few times. It’s great to have so much music so readily available! I tend to forget that I have it, but if I could get in the habit of remembering, […]
Performance for Students
Here’s another excerpt from the notes of Janna’s excellent overview of teaching for new teachers. This one seemed especially fitting since I just returned from a Clavinova Festival where 13 of my students are performing this weekend. I confess…though I love to play, I do not enjoy performing and I’m not good at it. I’ve […]
Alpha Composer Search
Here’s a handy little Composer Search where you can search by the composer’s name and then by compositions for a particular instrument. Each composition is linked to a piece of sheet music or a book that you can purchase from this site. This is a great way to track down printed music for a specific […]
Top Ten Tips for New Piano Teachers
The following is part of a presentation shared recently by Janna Williamson, a music teacher in Illinois, with a group of pedagogy students. I was able to read her notes from the meeting and thought what she had to share was excellent. She has given me permission to post from her notes here, so I […]
CD Recording Made Easy
If you have a Yamaha Clavinova in your studio, you can practically set up your own recording studio! (If you don’t have a Clavinova, check out this post for instructions on how to set up recording with your acoustic instrument.) I just recently found out how to connect the Clavinova into my computer so that […]
