From the moment I heard the first track on the CD, I was hooked! I don’t know a word of Armenian, but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of this “collection of traditional Armenian children’s songs, rhymes, and poetry” one bit. The beautiful book and accompanying CD were produced by Houry Yapoujian Schmeizl in an effort […]
Resources
Essentials of Music Website
This Essentials of Music website is a great place to get a brief overview of a variety of musical information. They have three primary sections on the site: Eras, Composers, and Glossary. The Eras section contains separate sections for: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century. Clicking on one of these leads you […]
Share Your Music at Sutros.com
I have been having way too much fun over at sutros.com! A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail from one of the site developers, letting me know about it and encouraging me to check it out and sign up. I just finished setting up my own page and uploading a couple of my […]
Making Music Fun Newsletter
Have you seen the Making Music Fun website? They have a nice collection of free sheet music, downloadable charts, fun composer-related lesson plans, and more. They send out a nice e-newsletter each month that highlights the new things on the site – a good reminder to visit and look for relevant sheet music and worksheets! […]
Review of Teaching Musicians – A Photographer’s View
What makes a great musician? What makes a great teacher? You will find a panorama of answers to these questions in this beautiful book – Teaching Musicians: A Photographer’s View into the Art of Music Teaching by Diane Griliches (Bunker Hill Publishing). Every teacher is unique. Each one manifests his own philosophy in his approach […]
Get a Magnetic Dry Erase Board for $1!
It’s at times like these that I really wish we had a Staples in our area! This week they are having Dollar Days, and you can get some incredible deals. By far, the best one in my opinion is the magnetic dry erase board with two magnets for only $1! I use my magnetic dry […]