Monthly Archives: April 2010

Book Review: Especially For Adults by Dennis Alexander

By joy (admin) | Published: 13 April 2010

Book Review: Especially For Adults Book I, by Dennis Alexander. I just discovered this book of fabulous Early Intermediate to Intermediate Level piano solos.  I bought this book for a student, and it has been a real hit so far!  I am very pleased with this purchase. This book would make an excellent supplement for [...]

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Just Added: Reference Sheet for Reading Music

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 April 2010

This free printable is a handy reference sheet to give out to students who are just learning to read musical notation from the staff. What it contains: notes and their values, eighth through whole. rests and their values, eighth through whole. word mnemonics for figuring out the letter names of notes on the staff: Treble [...]

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Book Review: The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 April 2010

Book Review: Ammer, Christine.  The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms: From Adagio to Zierlich a Dictionary for Performers and Students. Boston: ECS Publishing, 1989. Ever try looking up a musical term, only to find that the word or phrase you are looking for is not listed in your musical dictionary?  This has happened to [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 April 2010
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Some Page-Turning Humor

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 April 2010
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Just Added: Write In The Barlines #2

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 April 2010

That’s right, a new free printable worksheet has just been added to the Printables >Worksheets page: Write In the Barlines #2 This worksheet is for use after using the Write In the Barlines #1 worksheet.  This time, students must draw the barlines through both staves of the grand staff instead of through just one staff.  This [...]

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Play forte – but NOT accented…

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 April 2010

You know, learning to play an instrument is all about making breakthroughs.  There are so many things to consider and train yourself to do.  It’s a complicated process!  You are never done learning.  There’s always room for improvement. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been realizing that when I play forte on the piano — [...]

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So you want to start a blog?

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 April 2010

Today, I thought I’d share a little bit about my experiences as a blogger.  I don’t claim to be an expert by any means, but I would like to share what I have learned over the past year! Considerations before starting your own blog: Determine your audience. Who are you writing for — your students? [...]

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