Monthly Archives: February 2011

Just Added: The Rhythm Magnet Game

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 February 2011

Here’s a fun movement/rhythm game to play with a group of students which I learned from a Dalcroze Eurhythmics instructor.  I call it the “Rhythm Magnet Game.” The great thing about this game is that it helps students learn to associate the sound/experience of each rhythm value with it’s corresponding notation.  In Dalcroze and other methodologies (such [...]

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Celebrating Two Years!

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 February 2011

Today marks the two-year anniversary of Color In My Piano!  Thanks to you all for your support and for making this blog a place to share resources and ideas with each other.  What a wonderful online community we have! Here’s a run-down of the history of the Color In My Piano blog: The First Year: [...]

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Tips For Making Your Blog Reader-Friendly [Part 2]

By joy (admin) | Published: 25 February 2011

This post is a continuation of Part 1, available here.  Read on: Following: DO offer variety of subscription options and make it easy! Sometimes new bloggers wonder why it takes so long to establish a following of readers.  I once read somewhere that it takes about a year before you will begin to recognize a committed [...]

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Tips for Making Your Blog Reader-Friendly [Part 1]

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 February 2011

With today’s advances of technology, there are many new blogs popping up about music, piano teaching, and everything else under the sun.  This is a wonderful thing!  It’s great when people can freely share their expertise, ideas, and resources with others via the web. However, if you’d allow me, I’d like to rant just a [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 February 2011
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Q&A Forum | Do your students undergo standardized testing?

By joy (admin) | Published: 22 February 2011

Last week we had some great replies to the question about what level of recital music to assign. Here’s our new forum question for this week!  I have really enjoyed hearing you responses the last few weeks.  Keep it up! Do your students undergo standardized testing?  Why or why not?  If you do, which testing(s) do [...]

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Announcing the Launch of the “Reading List” Page

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 February 2011

Hello readers! Today marks the official launch of the new “Reading List” page!  I’m very excited about this new part of Color In My Piano. The Book List contains links to TONS of great books and resources on a variety of topics.  When you’ve got a great book to recommend, visit the Reading List page [...]

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The Melodica: Piano + Recorder?

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 February 2011

Check out the new instrument we have at my home! I ordered this melodica on Amazon as a surprise for my husband for Valentine’s day, although I plan to make use of it too in the future. =) To play the melodica, you must blow very gently into the mouthpiece and starting pressing the keys. [...]

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Hands-On Beats the Visual….Hands Down!

By joy (admin) | Published: 17 February 2011

My colleague Loretta and I have been teaching a pair of beginner students in a group setting each week.  Last week, we were learning about 3/4 and 4/4 time, and quarter notes and half notes.  Loretta and I wrote rhythms on the whiteboard, asked the students to help us write in bar lines, and then [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 February 2011
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Forum Q&A | Recital Music: Assign Easy, Hard, or Just Right?

By joy (admin) | Published: 15 February 2011

Ready for another installment of a Forum Q&A?  Okay! A couple of weeks ago we discussed what to do when a student performance “bombs.”  This week, we’ll return to the topic of recitals and talk about assigning repertoire: When assignment recital repertoire to students, do you generally assign something challenging since they have a lot [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

By joy (admin) | Published: 9 February 2011
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