If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is an audio clip worth? In a departure from my typical process of reviewing new materials, I thought it would be cool to give you samplings of the actual music rather than mere words attempting to describe the music. In fact, didn’t some great musician say […]
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And the Winner Is…
#8! Hannah is the winner of the Showers of Blessing piano arrangement book by Jenifer Cook! I hope the rest of you have an opportunity to enjoy Jenifer’s work as well. Stay tuned for another great giveaway next Tuesday… 🙂
A Break from the Regularly Scheduled Programming…
…to have some fun! Several weeks ago, Sheryl, of the fabulous Notable Music Studio blog, contacted me to let me know that she had bestowed upon me the highly sought after and coveted Versatile Blogger award. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit overly dramatic, but hey, an award is an award, right?! 🙂 In order […]
Review and Giveaway of Showers of Blessing Piano Book by Jenifer Cook
Anyone who has followed Jenifer Cook’s The Church Pianist blog knows that she is a gifted pianist and teacher. Her ability to communicate improvisation and arranging techniques to aspiring pianists is unparalleled in my opinion! It’s one thing to be able to play and improvise well, but a whole different thing to be able to […]
And the Winners Are…
The winners of the ebook, Goal-Oriented Practice, by Gretchen Saathoff are: #64 – Elena Lin #20 – Jenny Boster of the The Teaching Studio blog #54 – Lauren, of the One Bright Corner blog Congrats to you three! Just send me an e-mail with your preferred e-mail address and I will pass it on to […]
Review and Giveaway of Goal-Oriented Practice!
Within days of reading Gretchen Saathoff’s ebook, Goal-oriented Practice, I was already referring to it in conversations with students during their lessons. The 39-page book is an easy read – written in a conversational and easy-to-understand style. Sections of the book include: Your Practice Environment Warming Up Learning the Music You’re Off to a Good […]
