Monthly Archives: October 2009

YouTube: Jammin’ on a Giant Piano

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 October 2009

How many of us piano teachers (and students) would love to have one of THESE in our pianos studios?!  The video below shows a couple of young professional foot piano players playing/dancing on a giant foot piano: Want to buy one?  They do indeed sell them — for just $250,000 apiece.   Start saving!!

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Just Added! Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 1 & 2

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 October 2009

Just added to the Printables > Other Resources page: Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 1 & 2 These flashcards (pictured at right) are my absolute favorite.  They have a variety of uses, mainly for beginner piano students: For beginner students who understand quarter and half note rhythms: Ask the student to simply clap the rhythm they see. For beginner [...]

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Check out listenlearnmusic.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 October 2009

I recently discovered Rachel Rambach’s site: listenlearnmusic.com.  Rachel is a board-certified music therapist, which means, she’s also a performer, educator, and composer, all wrapped into one.  Through her blog, she shares the music she composes for other music educators to incorporate in their own music lessons. Recently, she’s been raising money for a cd project: [...]

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Added: 4 New easy Christmas Arrangements

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 October 2009

I know, I know, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, and I’m already talking about Christmas!  But since I’ve been updating my Printables page recently anyway, I went ahead and put up some easy Christmas piano arrangments too: Jingle Bells Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful We Wish You A Merry Christmas (See [...]

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