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 […]
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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 […]
And the Winner Is…
#47 – Nicole! Congratulations! Nicole will receive a free copy of the Chord Piano is Fun! book. I think you’ll love it! Thanks to all of you for participating. Stay tuned for another giveaway next Tuesday!
Review and Giveaway of Chord Piano Is Fun!
Don’t you just love it when someone else does all the hard work and puts together a systematic approach to teaching something that is just the way you would do it? Honestly, it’s pretty rare to find something that’s a perfect fit, but T.K. Goforth has done just that with her book, Chord Piano Is […]
