If you visit the companion page for Randall and Nancy Faber’s new Piano Adventures Scale and Chord books you’ll find some free teaching videos and a download of a 20-page workbook of scale activities. A great resource that I’m filing away to use next fall!
Resources
Posture at the piano
One of the things that has been impressed on me over the years as I’ve grown in my understanding of proper piano technique is the importance of correct bench placement and height. This is often overlooked by pianists, but is essential for producing good tone quality, establishing correct hand position, and avoiding injuries. Here is […]
Scales and Key Signatures – The Method Behind the Music
Here’s another wonderful treasure from the draft archives. This is a simple, concise overview of scales and key signatures with easy-to-understand graphics: Scales and Key Signatures – The Method Behind the Music
The Motherlode of Free Music Worksheets!
I’m doing some spring summer cleaning here on Music Matters Blog and am going through old drafts of posts that never got published. Here’s one I completely forgot about and will definitely be coming back to! Check out the awesome and huge collection of free music worksheets on the Fun and Learn Music website! I […]
Piano – The Book
This beautiful, interactive ebook has accomplished what no other iPad game or resource has yet been able to accomplish – it has gotten me excited about using the iPad with my students in their lessons! As much as I love technology, I confess that although I’ve wanted to figure out ways to incorporate it effectively […]
Activate the Brain!
I love to attend workshops or participate in courses that really make me think. You know, ones where the presenter shares fascinating research or information, and then you have to process it yourself and figure out what to do with that information, or how to apply it to your situation. Sometimes it’s also nice to […]
