Anytime I see anything having to do with the Carnival of the Animals, I am immediately hooked! It’s one of my all-time favorite collections of music and I have used it multiple times for piano camps – for my piano students and for a special preschool Piano Expeditions music camp. So, when I recently came […]
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Business Resources for Music Teachers
Those of you who are MTNA members have probably already seen this, but for those of you who aren’t, you will definitely want to check out the new Business Resources section that MTNA has added to their website! As you can see, they’ve included everything from studio policies and technology support to business planning to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free Online Rhythm Training Tools
I recently came across a new website that offers a variety of free rhythm training tools developed by a pianist (Matt) for beginning music students. It works on desktops and mobile devices and includes quite the collection of different kinds of training tools – some better than others. I like that it is very simple […]
Free Piano Safari Webinar this Saturday!
Ever since the moment I first laid eyes on the rough-sketched pages of the piano method that Julie Knerr and Katie Fisher were working on, I’ve been in love. Piano Safari has taken the piano teaching world by storm, and if you haven’t checked it out yet for yourself or tried it with your students, […]
