Inspired by this Bag O’ Blocks and several others like it that I’ve seen, I decided to try making my own scale blocks. I could have just bought this wonderful set from Music Educator’s Marketplace, but I wanted to have several octave sets and couldn’t afford to buy more than one. So, I began my […]
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Ring True for Anyone Else?
Just read this anecdote and couldn’t help but smile… There was this man who, many years ago, worked for a large business. That was his lifetime employment, but he wasn’t happy there. He wanted to go into business for himself. He saved his money and finally had enough that he could quit and start his […]
Patrick Hughes – Inspirational Story
Wow! Read more here. Watch Against All Odds Watch Patrick Henry Hughes @ ESPN Awards Ceremony Visit Patrick’s website to learn more and order his CD, Most Requested From Me to You.
Chopin Fantasy-Impromptu after 4 years of lessons?
Check out this amazing young pianist!
Isaac Watts Documentary
We just concluded our first week of piano camps here at the studio. With my older group, I decided to try a new project – writing and filming a documentary of the great hymn writer Isaac Watts. Each of the six students in this group are church musicians, so I thought it would be a […]
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals Coloring Book and Other Resources
For two of my piano camps this month I decided to use Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals as the theme. It’s been fun to research the work and become more familiar with it myself! Here are some of the resources I’ve been using in my planning: The Carnival of the Animals – This book is […]
