A second-generation piano teacher with many years of experience, Marcia Washburn sets out to help aspiring music teachers get started on the right foot in her book, Talent to Treasure: Building a Profitable Music Teaching Business. Many of the tips and principles she shares are ones that I had to learn the hard way! Although […]
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Thinking about starting a blog? Read this first!
The other day I came across a post on the Social Media Examiner website titled, 17 Ways to Grow Your Blog from Top Bloggers. Although the title suggests that it is for those who already have blogs and want to increase their readership, the tips offered are wonderful for those thinking about launching a blog. […]
Meet the Orchestra – Collection of Printable Pages
Making Music Fun recently announced that their whole collection of Meet the Orchestra pages has gone printable! Find instruments in the Woodwind Family, the Brass Family, the String Family, the Percussion Family, and the Keyboard Family. For each instrument, you can read about the history, how it’s played, how it’s made, and an extra fun […]
Review and Giveaway of Cool Songs for Cool Kids Volume 2 by Jerald Simon
Jerald Simon has been busy at work composing again! Actually, I don’t think he ever stops. 🙂 His popular Cool Songs for Cool Kids book is now joined by a second volume in the series (soon to be followed by a third, I hear…). Cool Songs for Cool Kids Volume 2 contains a variety of […]
10 Interactive Music Websites for Students
When I was doing some research recently, I came across this handy compilation of 10 Interactive Learning Websites for Some Fun and Games with Music. Some of these I have seen before, but some of them were new to me. They will be great to pass along to students! And it’s always nice to have […]
Zenph – Pioneering the Future of Music Technology
This has got to be one of the most incredible things I’ve read about in a while! Listen to the Before and After recordings of Rachmaninoff’s performance of his arrangement of Kreisler’s Liebesleid on the homepage of the Zenph website and you’ll see what I mean. I couldn’t believe how beautiful the “After” recording was, […]