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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

A reader sent me this amusing story: I taught a beginning keyboard group experience for 4-5 years olds – before anything was on the market – at a local community center.  I had 5 preschoolers per class and we got to know each other very well in the small sessions.   I was at the [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? [...]

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Review: The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher eBook (and giveaway)

Piano teacher KM Logan has sent me a copy of her ebook and asked if I’d be willing to review it, to which I happily agreed.  Her ebook is called: “The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher: How To Teach Piano To The Glory Of God.”  It is 79 pages in length and is available on her [...]

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Review: Daniel McFarlane’s Repertoire for Students

Australian composer Daniel McFarlane has composed a number of student-level repertoire books which are available on his website.  Daniel was kind enough to send me digital copies of his books so I could review them here. In appearance, all of Daniel’s books have easy-to-read scores with no illustrations.  The titles of each piece are in [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours. But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of us, in all times and in all places. Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality.” – H.A. Overstreet Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.” – Benjamin Disraeli Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send [...]

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Review: Rhythm Menagerie by Wendy Stevens

Wendy Stevens from the ComposeCreate blog has created a wonderful rhythm resource called Rhythm Menagerie. The Basics In Wendy’s own words: “Rhythm Menagerie is designed to take away the distractions of note reading, articulation, and other music concepts so that students can focus on having fun while strengthening their rhythm!” Rhythm Menagerie is a 93-page [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.” – Oscar Wilde Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email off [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“Music is therapeutic: it can tame a tiger and soothe a burning soul!” – George Netterville Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email [...]

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Giveaway Winners

Just wanted to take a moment to announce the two winners of the sheet music necklace giveaway from last week.  The winners are commenters #12 and #25:  Erica and Becky!  Congrats, ladies!  Please check your inboxes for an email from me. Many of you were curious about how I made the necklaces, so I will [...]

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Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” – Victor Hugo Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an [...]

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One More March Giveaway

We’re still celebrating our three-year anniversary here at Color In My Piano, and today we are finishing off the week with one more giveaway!  Two winners will be selected in this giveaway to receive one of the reversible necklaces pictured below: One side is a green damask paper and the other is vintage sheet music.

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