Is everyone busy gearing up for a new year of piano lessons? I am in brainstorming season right now as I develop lesson plans for each student, select repertoire that I hope they will love, and create a new practice incentive theme for the piano studio. There are a couple of fabulous new resources that […]
Technology Tips
Group Piano Class Goes Virtual!
Now that we’re about a month into our stay-home order around here, necessitating virtual rather than in-person piano lessons, I decided to give our monthly group class a try using a Zoom meeting. It went surprisingly well and was a fun time! We started with a game of rhythmic dictation where I played a 4-beat […]
In 2020 Get to Know More About Tomplay – A Guest Post by Tomplay
The end-of-year festivities have finished, which means getting back to work, routine, and the dull winter blues for many of us. It’s difficult to keep your good New Year’s Day resolutions under these conditions, but don’t give up; get some regular practice on your instrument in 2020! Here’s a tip for you: discover the Tomplay […]
Piano Companion App – A Guest Post by Sergey Bogdanov
Piano Companion is an app that can be downloaded on your computer, tablet, or phone. Upon opening the app, you are greeted with a simple menu that allows for all of the features to be easily utilized. Below is a description of the tabs and their respective features. At the top left, you will find […]
5 Easy Piano Concertos for Students – A Guest Post by Tomplay
[A Note from Natalie: I’ve just barely begun exploring Tomplay, but I’m looking forward to learning more about what they have to offer. And I’m thrilled that they are offering all Music Matters Blog readers a promo code to access their entire music library for free for 30 days! See below for the code and […]
Exploring Tomplay
Have you heard of Tomplay yet? They are our newest advertiser here on Music Matters Blog, so I’ve been perusing their website and exploring all that they have to offer. It’s pretty amazing! With an extensive interactive sheet music library, you can find everything from the latest pop songs to arrangements of Classical favorites. There […]
