I’m greatly inspired by Mr. McFarlene’s (creator of the Supersonics Piano website and piano music) innovative spirit and how he takes full advantage of the modern technology available to us today. All of McFarlene’s music is completely digital and can be downloaded at SupersonicsPiano.com, making it possible for you to have his songs at your […]
Mobile Apps
Review of Fiddlewax Blue
Fiddlewax Blue is an interactive iPad or iPhone app developed by Alex Kumpf that allows the user to experiment with different chords and keys without a piano. The app has a variety of settings that you can change such as what instrument you use (preset or custom), what key you want to mess around in […]
Overview of Go for the Gold! Recorder by Kevin Babuder
Go for the Gold! Website Go for the Gold! Recorder is a multi-touch book created for a Mac or iPad and can be purchased through iTunes to read and enjoy in your iBooks. This is a beginner edition and from what I’ve read, to take full advantage of the interactive aspects the book offers, it’s best to […]
Review of The Piano Bench Mag
Karen Gibson, publisher of The Piano Bench Mag, has established an “on the go” music magazine for teachers! Whether waiting for an appointment or just sitting at home, you’ll find a plethora of different ideas in her monthly publication. The magazine has a specific topic for each month. December focused on Practice, January was Games, […]
UltraMusician
In a world of advancing technological capabilities, I love discovering new inventions that create more efficient ways to do things or provide another outlet to learn. Even though I have not personally tried UltraMusician, I like the approach that David Mann has developed for people to learn music on the site. UltraMusician teaches full music […]
Friday Film Find
This new Carnival of the Animals app from Naxos looks really fun!
