“The metronome gets an encore” is a very fitting tagline for the app, Sonoptic. I never cease to be amazed by the innovative and ingenious apps produced by developers-and Sonoptic is definitely among that lot of ingenuity. After trying this app myself, here is how I would describe it: It’s as if Sonoptic’s developers started […]
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Review & Giveaway of Transpos-O-Matic
It’s happened to me and I’m sure it’s happened to you. You were in a position where your teacher asked you to transpose one of your pieces, or you’re playing with a group and for the sake of the vocalist you have to lower a song by two half steps, or someone randomly asks you what a […]
Loads of Free Piano Flashcards!
In planning for our studio group class next week I was doing some online searching for flashcards. It’s been a while since I visited Jen Fink’s fabulous Pianimation website, so I was thrilled to re-discover this page chock-full of free piano flashcards that you can print and use in your studio! I’m going to be […]
The 4 Stages of Memorization
With content straight from his book, The Musician’s Way (reviewed by Natalie back in 2010), Mr. Gerald Klickstein shares 4 well-thought-out and practical stages for memorization on his blog. Each stage has some really helpful strategies for becoming a more proficient memorizer, and whether you’re a student or teacher, you’d be doing yourself a favor by learning about them […]
Musaic – A New Treasure Trove of Advice from Music Professionals!
As I’ve attended music teacher workshops and conferences over the years, one of the highlights has always been attending master classes. I love watching other teachers interact with students and gleaning insights that I can utilize in my own teaching. Musaic – an initiative of New World Symphony – seeks to bring masterclasses and dozens of […]
Private Music Lessons Infographic
In case you haven’t seen it yet, here is an interesting infographic recently published by Music Teacher’s Helper (btw, if you use my affiliate link, you will receive 20% off your first month and I will receive a small commission) with input from 300 students:
