Shortly after my review of the I Discover board books by Pirouette Kids, I came across a series on musical instruments from Kidenza. They kindly sent me a review copy of the Let’s Explore Piano book so I could check it out. The book is beautifully designed, with an accurately proportioned keyboard pictured on the […]
Resource Reviews
Review of I Discover Board Books by Pirouette Kids
Three of my favorite things recently converged: books, music, and my granddaughters. When Sarah Breitenother, the founder of Pirouette Kids, contacted me about reviewing a new series of books they’ve published, I was thrilled! The series is a collection of board books that helps young kids discover various genres of music. My granddaughters are in […]
Review of My Forest Notebook by Angeline Bell
Despite any intention of adhering to the adage not to judge a book by its cover, one can’t help but feel like they will be in for a treat when exploring the piano music tucked inside the enchanting covers of My Forest Notebook by Angeline Bell. And I must say, the music inside is every […]
Review of My Seaside Notebook by Angeline Bell
A beautiful new piano book arrived in my mailbox, begging to be opened, begging to be played. The musical sounds captured in clean black print were even more delightful than the cover. All of this is the work of Angeline Bell, a Malaysian piano teacher and composer in the UK. She kindly sent me a […]
Keybird – A Portable Acoustic Piano
Several months ago I posted about the new PocketPiano – a digital piano that you can disassemble and fit in a backpack. Super cool! The only downside, of course, is that it’s digital. Apparently Lander Pinson feels that way, too. Drawing on his mechanical engineering background, this Danish innovator has built an acoustic piano that […]
Recovering from Finale’s Disastrous Announcement and Giving Dorico a Try
Are any of you long-time Finale users like me? When I purchased a new laptop a number of years ago that would require purchasing a new version of Finale, I thought I would try foregoing the purchase to save some money and opted to just use MuseScore instead. That decision didn’t last long. I needed […]
