Take a Moment and Breathe
Today's edition of Reading Music Daily (there's a link under Blogs Etc. in the right column on this page) included this series of articles on Flow Breathing by David H.…
Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist
I am the queen of transfer students. I live in an area where there is a lot of moving in and out and, of course, college students are inherently transfer…
SuiteVideos: The Return
In this SuiteVideos: opera, piano duos, commercials, a surprising lullaby, comedy, and more! What happens when friends make a commercial for you Operas in 10 minutes Satie meets Brubeck Madden…
Ahhh… High School
I remember my high school years as being a busy and mostly happy time. At last, I could incorporate music and theater into my school curriculum and into my after…
Andras Schiff: Complete Beethoven Sonata Lecture Series- Haydn too!
Pianist András Schiff has completed his monumental lecture recital series covering all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas. This is a great resource for all: students, teachers, performers, & avocational players.…
Wrap Up: Learning Style Series
Teachers Have Learning Styles Too! (Jewler & Gardner, 1993) If you: Make decisions after finding out what others think /Are active, energetic, and like having others around / Prefer activities that include…
SuiteVideos
You might be amused by these videos all involving pianos--played in novel ways, smashed, & blown up. Suite! What happens to bad trades Nora the piano cat English Trebuchet Superglue…
Learning Styles: Perceivers ~ Judgers
This is the fourth post in our series about the four learning style pairs of Isabel Meyers-Briggs and how they apply to music teaching and learning. Do you have an…