One of the things I love most about attending publisher workshops is finding out about the latest materials and getting a chance to hear new music. In a brilliant move, Alfred Music Publishing has posted a collection of piano workshops on-line for easy viewing. The video clips are less than five minutes each and are […]
Resources
Review and Giveaway of The Classical Melody Book
Have you ever had a tune stuck in your head and you wished there was a way you could figure out what it was? Imagine if there was a handy little app where you could just play in the first few notes and it would automatically search through a database of songs and find the […]
New Recital Repertoire! – Guest Post by Adam Bendorf
If you are looking for new recital repertoire this fall, consider Christine Donkin’s new collections, Sunny Days and Peace Country. These wonderful pieces are a delight to the ears and are very playable for students. Sunny Days These intermediate pieces correspond nicely with Faber’s Piano Adventures level 3B or with Alfred’s Premier Course level 4. […]
Loads of Free Music Theory Worksheets!
One of my students’ moms sent me a link to Free Music Theory Worksheets page of the gmajormusictheory.org website. I know I’ve been there before, but it’s obviously been a while as they have added a ton of free printable worksheets! Since I rarely use theory books in my teaching, I’m always on the lookout […]
Review and Giveaway of The Adventures of Fearless Fortissimo by Andrea and Trevor Dow
As someone who has never been a fan of most comic strips, I wasn’t sure what I would think of this unique set of books by Andrea and Trevor Dow – The Adventures of Fearless Fortissimo. And, as long as I’m confessing, I’ll admit that I didn’t even care for the books the first time […]
Pedagogy Central
When I was at our state music teachers conference this summer another teacher alerted me to this fabulous website that is the brainchild of Dr. Matthew Edwards, another state association member: Pedagogy Central. This is a treasure trove for any piano teacher! Here’s what Dr. Edwards says, “The original idea of this website is to […]
