I would love to hear what you think about online free music – especially classical. I was just having a discussion with a teacher who has been teaching far longer than I, and she is very wary of this music. However, I have done a little research to find that the editing is actually quite […]
Repertoire Suggestions
Group Class Experiment with Collaborative Music
Normally I don’t post about group activities and games until after I’ve tried them, but I’m so excited about this one that I thought I’d go ahead and post it anyway. I’m hoping to use it at tomorrow’s group class, so I’ll try to let you know how it goes after the fact, too! A […]
Collaborative Music Festival is a Blast!
Have any of you been involved in collaborative music events this year in conjunction with MTNA’s Year of Collaborative Music? We kicked off the theme in our studio at our September Surprise last fall, continued with our Collaborative Christmas celebration, and several of my students and I participated in the festival sponsored by one of […]
Review and Giveaway of Tangy Tango by Wendy Stevens
Wendy Stevens’ latest piece of early elementary sheet music, Tangy Tango, has hit the shelves and you’re either going to love it or hate it. 🙂 If you’re a good teacher who carefully prepares students for challenging elements they will encounter in a new piece, you will love it. If you’re a bad teacher who […]
Review and Giveaway of Blue and Purple by Dror Perl
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 […]
And the Winner Is…
#22 – Jenny Boster of The Teaching Studio blog! Congrats, Jenny! However, not only is Rebekah giving away a copy of Old MacDonald had the Blues, she has also put together three fabulous deals that are available for Music Matters Blog readers: Old MacDonald had the Blues Buy 2 get 1 FREE. Buy two books […]
