Love this 1-minute video by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) that they produced as part of their Just Play campaign!
Inspirational
Friday Film Find
Experiences like this are a good reminder that preconceived notions about people may be faulty, to say the least. You just never know what a student (or other individual) may be capable of – musical and otherwise!
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In Courtney Crappell’s article in the latest issue of American Music Teacher, “Dealing With Narcissism: Are Our Students Self-Absorbed Or Just Afraid?” he shares two concepts gleaned from another author that we can embrace as teachers to help our students overcome fears that may hinder them from learning: 1) Letting down our personal guard; and […]
Friday Film Find
I’m sure most of you have seen this video before, but it’s one of my all-time favorites! I especially love to show it to beginning students to inspire them to think more musically and creatively in their playing. Don’t you just love how much fun all these guys are having?!
Friday Film Find
This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen heard! Be sure you watch it all the way to the mashup at the end.
Watch the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
One of my early music inspirations was the CD “World’s Favorite Piano Music” by Van Cliburn. I think because of that and because of the opportunity I had to hear him in person at the 2006 MTNA Conference, he will always have a special place in my heart. The piano competition he began in 1962 […]
