For anyone who follows along closely enough to notice, you can see that I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus here on Music Matters Blog. It’s been exactly three months since my last post – the longest break I’ve ever taken in the 15 years I’ve been blogging here! Some of that has been due […]
Teaching
Free Videos for Teaching Young Piano Students
Renowned piano pedagogue Fred Karpoff, of Entrada Piano, recently announced his new free video series, Teaching Little Hands. So far he has uploaded video clips on Encouraging Improv, Arm Weight Drops, and Counting and Tapping Process. I have always loved and learned so much from observing masterclasses, so I’m thrilled to be able to watch […]
Imagine Symphony Live Premiers this Wednesday
Thanks to a successful $20,000+ Kickstarter campaign, Imagine Symphony Live will premier free to the public this Wednesday, at 5:45 p.m. (PCT) followed by a live Q&A with the creators. The film short is a collaboration between Musicians from Central Oregon Symphony along with cinematographer Bradley Lanphear, TV and film composer Chris Thomas, and producer/director […]
Have You Seen Alma Deutscher at the Piano?
I recently came across this delightful video clip of Alma Deutscher improvising at the piano on four notes randomly selected from a hat. It’s fascinating to watch, and her personality is endearing. I’m enjoying listening to selections from the album she released last fall, “From My Book of Melodies.” Definitely a rising musician to keep […]
8 Tips for Making the Most of a Virtual Conference
Last weekend our state music teachers association substituted our annual conference with a virtual rendition of the same. It was very well planned, and I had a great time participating! We usually rotate around our state to different locations, and I usually meet up with a good friend and colleague to explore the local area, […]
The Cliburn Organization Relaunches Cliburn Kids
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 […]
