In the wake of this year’s pandemic, The Cliburn organization launched a music education site for kids. Now they’ve completed relaunched Cliburn Kids as a “robust online music education program” and it looks fabulous! Most episodes are less than 10 minutes and feature engaging Classical music selections with commentary by Buddy Bray that encourages students […]
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Piano Expeditions – Highlights in the Words of the Students
Several weeks ago we held our first Piano Expeditions piano camp – To France with Saint-Saëns and His Carnival. Here’s what the adorable students had to say about it!
Piano Expeditions Curriculum is Now Available!
Our first ever Piano Expeditions music class for young music learners has culminated and it was a blast! Here’s a fun recap trailer from the adventure: We’ll have more sneak peeks coming in the days ahead, but if you’re looking for a super fun addition to your summer piano camp schedule or want to offer […]
Free Music Composer Activity Ebooks
In doing some research for homeschooling my daughter next year I came across a fabulous set of printable eBooks (made available by Project Gutenberg) about the lives of the great composers. Each one includes an easy-to-read story about the composer’s life with numbered squares where the student can place pictures cut from the back of […]
A Favorite Piano Camp Activity
At our Piano Expeditions piano camp last week, one of the favorite activities was singing our Welcome to Piano Camp song each morning. Here’s a little glimpse into one verse of it. Of course, the students insisted on turning off all the lights in the studio to get the full effect! Each day we used […]
Piano Expeditions – Day Two
Another morning experiencing the Wild and Wonderful World of Music at our Piano Expeditions piano camp has come and gone. Emphasis on the wild! It sure is fun to watch the students get excited as we learn new concepts and repeat favorite activities each day!
