Growing up, one of my least favorite things to do was attend recitals. I think most of the other students and audience members felt the same way. So it has been my personal mission to make our studio recitals not only tolerable, but immensely enjoyable and something that students and families look forward to. It […]
Teaching
Monday Mailbag – Christmas Music for Students
??I was just looking into Christmas music for my new student and was curious as to what books you recommend? In my studio, the Christmas recital has traditionally been our big event of the year. So I am always on the lookout for great music for my students to play. At the end of October, […]
Fun Musical Mayflower Mystery Note Worksheet
Just in time for a fun Thanksgiving activity, I came across this Musical Mayflower worksheet on the Sing a New Song blog. It reminds me of the Mystery Note game that I play with my students (included in the 5 for Fun! book), but I love the way this worksheet is designed! It’s so colorful, […]
Simple Collection of Online Art and Music Games
There are more and more online games and activities turning up all the time! Or maybe I’m just finding them for the first time even though they’ve been around for a long time. Learning Games for Kids is a site I came across that has tons of educational games, including a category for Art and […]
Fun and Easy Musical Activities for Young Children
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in an interview with Mary Jo Tate of The Homeschool Channel on the subject of “Fun and Easy Musical Activities for Young Children.” I didn’t have time to squeeze in everything I wanted to, but hopefully it will still inspire some families to make music […]
Encouraging Students to Listen to Their Playing
As part of my practice incentive theme this year, students have the option to do an audio or video recording of them playing one of their pieces. Just about every student today has the tools to do recordings on their own – via a digital camera with video recording capabilities, a phone, an ipod or […]
