As I was working on a project this evening, I stumbled across this site that has a variety of music bingo cards. In the music category, they have: Famous Composers, Musical Instruments, Notation, and Orchestral Instruments. Just download the Bingo Printer software and you can immediately start using the pre-programmed selections. However, for $21.95 you […]
Resources
Incredible Resource for Catalogued Piano Repertoire
The FindPianoWorks website is a must-use tool for every piano teacher! I can’t believe I didn’t know about this sooner. FindPianoWorks is a very user-friendly database search tool that includes repertoire from three series of leveled anthologies: Masterwork Classics edited by Jane Magrath, the Kjos Repertoire series, edited by Keith Snell, and the Celebration Series, […]
Premiere Performance
Each year our state association commissions a composer to write a piece of music. This year’s composition, Impressions, is a piece for Quartet – piano, violin, viola and cello – by Miriam Overholt. When asked by our Commission Composer Chairperson what he could share with us about her, she responded: “A Mom can write music.” […]
New Music Blog Joins the Blogosphere
New music-related blogs are joining the blogosphere all the time and it’s thrilling to see what was once just a tiny network now expanding to offer all sorts of resources for music teachers. The latest one I’ve come across is the Michigan State University Piano Pedagogy Blog. Teacher Derek Polischuk offers short video clips and […]
Pandora Radio
Have you seen or used Pandora Radio? If not, you have got to check it out! My friend Olivia just mentioned it in an e-mail and I did a quick search to find out what she was talking about. The tagline is, “Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music.” When you first go to […]
Little Amadeus has Lots of Music Games and Worksheets!
Have you taken a little tour through the Adventure World of Little Amadeus yet? The site design is absolutely beautiful and I couldn’t help but explore all the options available to the visitor! In the Teacher’s Room of the Music School you will find a fun lesson plan, an illustrated Music Lexicon and a speedy […]
