For years I wanted to learn the secret to making CD recordings of my students’ playing. I searched and searched on-line, talked with various techy people at workshops, and scoured bookstores looking for the answer. I knew there had to be a simple answer somewhere, but it eluded me at every turn. Then finally, one […]
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And the Winner Is…
#5 – Amy C. Congratulations! You’ll have to let me know how you do on the good-teacher-bad-teacher test, ok? 🙂 And if any of the rest of you pick up a copy of Tangy Tango, let me know how you do too! Stay tuned for another great giveaway next Tuesday!
Conference Countdown!
In just one week, I’ll be heading north to join multitudes of music teachers for the Music Teachers National Association annual conference. I have to admit, the prospect of trekking to Milwaukee in March is not especially thrilling to me, but the fact that I’ll be able to spend five days with colleagues from across […]
Review and Giveaway of Tangy Tango by Wendy Stevens
Wendy Stevens’ latest piece of early elementary sheet music, Tangy Tango, has hit the shelves and you’re either going to love it or hate it. 🙂 If you’re a good teacher who carefully prepares students for challenging elements they will encounter in a new piece, you will love it. If you’re a bad teacher who […]
And the Winner Is…
…#5 – Rebekah Maxner! Rebekah will be receiving a copy of the Purple book by Dror Perl. Congratulations, Rebekah! Stay tuned for another exciting giveaway next Tuesday! UPDATE: Dror Perl has generously set up a coupon code that can be used by Music Matters Blog readers to receive 50% off their purchase of any of […]
Review and Giveaway of Blue and Purple by Dror Perl
To be honest, I wasn’t that thrilled about reviewing these two books because I thought they might be kind of, well…weird. They are written by a contemporary composer and are simply called, “Blue” and “Purple.” The subtitles were even more scary, “Contemporary Music with a Harmonic Twist” and “Jazz and Blues,” respectively. I’m not much […]
