Have you seen the website for the International Music Score Library Project? I just came across this recently, so I haven’t used it much, but it looks like a fabulous resource for finding free scores – both those in the public domain, and those of composers willing to share their works for free. Their main […]
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March Music Education Carnival
Be sure to stop in over at the Tanbur Music Education Blogspot for the March Music Education Blog Carnival. And if you have a music education blog, jump on board the April carnival so we can keep the great collection of music education posts coming!
Free Music Graphics
Joseph Pisano, of MusTech.Net, has a helpful link collection of Places To Find Free Music Graphics, Photos, And Clip Art. I know I can never have too many sources for finding great graphics and photos to use on my studio materials!
Review of Twister and 6 Steps for Teaching a New Piece
As soon as I played through this hot-off-the-press piece from Hal Leonard, I thought of several students who would love it! Twister by Wendy Stevens is fast and it sounds flashy, but the patterns make it accessible for an ambitious elementary student. The quick left hand position changes add to the excitement, but could easily […]
Review of Reflections of My Childhood
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 […]
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 […]
