Jerald Simon, of Music Motivation, has put together an inspiration video dedicated to athletes everywhere. I assume this also includes musicians, who have been dubbed “elite athletes of the small muscles.” 🙂 This would be a great film to show students to give them an idea of one of the many ways that music can […]
Videos
Friday Film Find
With Easter this past Sunday, the song “The Holy City” came to mind so I looked it up on YouTube and found this gem: What an impressive example of embracing any environment or equipment to present a beautiful musical experience! (I probably would have complained to no end about having to play such a piece […]
Friday Film Find
If you like British accents and easy-to-understand explanations, you’ll love this “What is Music Theory” video by David Rees (a.k.a. Dave Conservatoire)! HT: Christopher Sutton at Easy Ear Training
Fun Friday Film
I’ve seen this video a couple times, but was reminded of it again this week. What Bobby McFerrin does to demonstrate “the Power of the Pentatonic Scale” is really cool!
Fun Friday Film
You might need a Kleenex for this one! Watching people like the guy in this video clip play the piano always makes me stop and remember the real value and beauty of music as an expression of praise to God. New Film Premiere – I Like Adoption. from ILikeGiving.com on Vimeo.
A Super Fun Silent Movie Project
In the November/December 2012 issue of Clavier Companion magazine, Penny Lazarus wrote a fascinating article called, “Silent Movie Music in the Piano Studio.” This was fresh on my mind when our family was invited to participate in a special talent-sharing night at a local church, so we decided to give the silent movie idea a […]
