My fabulous assistant, Stephanie, without whom I could not do these piano camps. She is kind and intuitive, knowing just when and where to jump in and help. Such a blessing! I sure love seeing the older and younger students connect and become buddies during piano camp week. Our game of “Vivaldi Says” kept the […]
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Piano Camp Day 2 – To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons
It was a hot July day here in Kansas for our second day of piano camp: To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons. But that didn’t temper any of the energy of this enthusiastic little bunch! Here are just a handful of highlights we capture today: They all look so calm and attentive, don’t […]
Piano Camp Day 1 – To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons
I was reminded this morning why piano camp week is one of my favorite weeks of the summer! So. Much. Fun. to have these eager young students here in the studio learning about music together. Initially Piano Expeditions was created as a preschool age piano camp curriculum, but now that we’re in our fourth year, […]
It’s Piano Camp Time!
The much-anticipated week has arrived. It’s time to travel To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons! The supplies are gathered and I can hardly wait to welcome 12 eager faces into the studio this week for our musical adventure! I’ll be posting a brief recap from each day, so stay tuned for a week […]
Carnival of the Animals Remix
Anyone who’s been around here a while knows that I am a huge fan of Carnival of the Animals. It’s made its way into the theme of two of my piano camp programs! I was thrilled to discover recently that the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra performed a Carnival of the Animals: Remix that “takes viewers through […]
32 Free Folk Songs and Popular Tunes for Easy Piano
One area of particular interest for me is folk songs from different countries. Especially when I’m putting together the Piano Expeditions piano camp curriculum, I enjoy trying to find folk songs from the country we’re “visiting” and see if they can be adapted for use in our week of piano camp. I was recently checking […]
