To be honest, I wasn’t that thrilled about reviewing these two books because I thought they might be kind of, well…weird. They are written by a contemporary composer and are simply called, “Blue” and “Purple.” The subtitles were even more scary, “Contemporary Music with a Harmonic Twist” and “Jazz and Blues,” respectively. I’m not much […]
Resources
Free Music Theory Worksheets for Music Teachers
Does your spine just tingle when you find a site loaded with free music theory worksheets?! Mine sure does! Here’s an up-and-coming site that looks very promising in that spine-tingling category. 🙂 Simply titled, MusicWorksheets.net, the site offers “free music theory worksheets for music teachers.” I especially like how the Bass Clef Notes worksheet is […]
And You Thought You Were Already Following All the Great Music Bloggers…
…at least I did! 🙂 But apparently I have only scratched the surface. eCollege Finder recently selected 75 blogs to receive the Music and Arts Enthusiast Award, and I am astonished at all the wonderful-looking blogs on this list that I’ve never even heard of! Each blog listed includes a description and a short paragraph […]
Custom Design Anything with These Fabulous Music Note and Key Signature Stickers!
Jeana, of the Sing a New Song blog, has created another wonderful resource that is perfect for custom designing any type of flashcard. Her music staff note/key signature stickers can be printed directly onto address-sized labels and stuck on any piece of paper or other object. The possibilities for such a great teaching tool are […]
Super Cool Piano Song Tutorial Website!
Can I have a new favorite website again this week? Because OnlinePianist.com has got to be one of the coolest sites ever! Do you have students who love to learn songs by rote or by ear? Or perhaps students who want to learn a favorite song from a movie, but don’t have the skills to […]
Review and Giveaway of Chord Piano Is Fun!
Don’t you just love it when someone else does all the hard work and puts together a systematic approach to teaching something that is just the way you would do it? Honestly, it’s pretty rare to find something that’s a perfect fit, but T.K. Goforth has done just that with her book, Chord Piano Is […]
