Guest post by Dan Leeman, a music educator and software consultant from Fargo, North Dakota. He taught middle school band and went on to found the Davies High School band program in 2011. Dan's new site, notestem.com, combines his love of music, education, and technology. While the site is in its infancy, it will be... Continue Reading →
Guide to Remote Music Education
So much of what makes music fun for us is sharing it with others: playing in ensembles, performing concerts, worshipping with our congregations, and teaching our craft. Unfortunately, many of us have found the usual ways we gather together to share music abruptly curtailed recently. With the help of technology, though, teachers and students alike... Continue Reading →
How to Get More Piano Students
Guest post by Kristin Jensen of MyFunPianoStudio.com. View the original on Kristin's blog HERE. Everything I’d done to try to get more piano students was a waste of time with little or no results. We’d moved to a new town and I was determined to fill my studio quickly. I worked hard to get the... Continue Reading →
15 Things You Need to Know About Supporting Your Child Learning to Play the Piano (via Elissa Milne)
via 15 Things You Need to Know About Supporting Your Child Learning to Play the Piano
Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Rhythms
Rhythm is one of the most important elements of the musical language, arguably even more so than melody and harmony. Try this: without singing, clap the rhythm of "Happy Birthday." I bet you could ask someone what you are clapping and they would be able to guess "Happy Birthday." Now try singing "Happy Birthday" without... Continue Reading →
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