My musical strength has always been sight-reading and it’s been a long process to develop any ability to play by ear. After reading this funny little anecdote my Dad sent me today, though, I’m feeling pretty good about myself… 🙂 The symphony musicians had little confidence in the person brought in to be their new […]
Fun Extras!
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 […]
Solve the Clue – Win a Prize!
My studio theme/practice incentive this year is Mastering the Mystery of Music. I’ve divided the year into six different sessions, each with a different topic. Our first topic was The Symphony Orchestra. Each week if a student completes his mastery challenges, he receives a clue. The mystery this first session was to figure out which […]
Too Funny!
Poor Mario Ajero must not have any piano-playing friends…he has to resort to playing duets with himself… 🙂
Free Crayola Dry Erase Marker
Thanks to my friend, Crystal, over at MoneySavingMom.com for alerting me to this Crayola Dry Erase marker freebie! If you want to learn how to save lots of money on regular household purchases and find out about all sorts of freebies, I highly recommend that you subscribe to Crystal’s blog or at least become a […]
Learn about the Instruments of the Symphony Orchestra
Here’s a handy website I ran across as I’ve been trying to track down good website resources for my students. You can click on each of the sections in the orchestra to see a close up view of the instrument, complete with labels for each of the different parts of the instrument. The information is […]
