This year my students can earn extra points by completing web challenges. (I got this idea from Wendy and her Web Rewards.) I included this list in the front of each student’s assignment book: www.emusictheory.com – Click on Free Theory Drills in left sidebar. Select a drill from the list. Wait for loading to finish, […]
Resources
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy – Friday 3:30 p.m.
Robert Duke is speaking at the next plenary session and the topic is Beautiful “For many years of my life I’ve been working with people who teach children about the arts. I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t hear the word Beautiful enough from people in the arts.” He proceeded to play a recording […]
Review of Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 2
This 53-page second volume of Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora is definitely more challenging than the first volume! It is labeled Intermediate, but I struggled a good bit with some of the complicated rhythms and dissonant harmonies myself. The layout is the same as the first volume, with the first several pages […]
Visual Scale and Chord Builder
Have you ever had a question about a particular scale or chord? How to build it or how to label it? Then head on over to the Piano Room of the Chord House! It’s an incredibly helpful tool! You just click the root of the chord and select from 58 different chord types. It shows […]
Video from Cliburn Amateur Competition Awards Ceremony
Check out this energetic and entertaining performance from the 2007 Cliburn Amateur Competition Awards Ceremony. Cliburn gold medalists José Feghali (1985), Stanislav Ioudenitch (2001), Olga Kern (2001), and Jon Nakamatsu (1997) collaborated for this great performance!
Music Teacher’s Helper – Another Review
Last July I did a review of Music Teacher’s Helper after setting up a free limited account with them. In January of this year I decided to take the plunge and pay for a full subscription – this would allow me to use the record-keeping system with an unlimited number of students. If you are […]
