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Category Archives: Composition

Just Added! Lesson Plans: Analyzing & Composing Music in the Romantic Style

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 November 2009
[This is a re-post of this post -- the files have now been added to the Printables portion of this website.  (Thanks, Natalie!) Sorry for any confusion.] Just added to the Printables > Lesson Plans page: Lesson Plans: Analyzing & Composing Music in the Romantic Style (also take a peek below) Also see the accompanying handouts here. A few [...]
Also posted in Beginners/Elementary Level, By Student's Level, Intermediate Level, Music History, Music Theory, Other Resources, Printables, Studio Class / Group Lessons, What I'm Up To, Worksheets | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Creativity in the Piano Lesson | Part 1 of the series

By joy (admin) | Published: 26 October 2009
I’ve been reading a lot about improvisation (non-jazz, particularly) and creativity in the piano lesson lately, as I’ve been working on a paper for my Into to Music Research class for college.  It’s interesting to me how today there seems to be a trend for exact, literal performances of composers’ works.  It was not always [...]
Also posted in For During the Lesson, Improvisation, Topics in Teaching Piano, What I'm Up To | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Best free manuscript paper

By joy (admin) | Published: 17 September 2009
Just thought I’d share a little tip today about where to find THE best free manuscript paper (in my humble opinion): Antonjazz.com   There are hundreds of sites out there that offer free manuscript paper (aka staff paper).  But this is my absolute favorite.   Now, you must know, I do a little composing every now and then. [...]
Also posted in Humor, Music Theory, Resources / Links, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Value of Teaching to Play By Ear

By joy (admin) | Published: 15 September 2009
A couple weeks ago, I posted a list of melodies that work well assign piano students to take home and learn to play by ear.  Over at ComposeCreate.com, Wendy Stevens talks about the value of teaching students to play by ear during a lecture she gave, Composition for Kids: Time-Saving Ways to Teach Composition in your Studio. [...]
Also posted in Beginners/Elementary Level, Ear Training, For During the Lesson, Ideas, Improving as a Teacher, Resources / Links, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

CATcerto – a modern composition

By joy (admin) | Published: 14 September 2009
Perhaps you’ve seen Nora the cat play the piano on YouTube before.  Well, the modern composer Mindaugas Piecaitis managed to compose a concerto out of Nora’s movie!  Check out the video below.    This composition is a great example of combining modern technology with music – and it’s delightfully humorous to boot!  The sky truly is the limit. For [...]
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A Closer Look at MuseScore: FREE music notation software

By joy (admin) | Published: 31 August 2009
Move over, Finale and Sibelius!  There’s somebody new in town.  MuseScore is a music notation software available FREE online for anyone to download.  After doing a brief test drive last spring (mentioned here), I decided to take a closer look now that it’s available for Mac users. I’ve been a faithful Finale user since 2005, mainly [...]
Also posted in Improving as a Teacher, Resources / Links, Technology, Topics in Teaching Piano, What I'm Up To | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

MuseScore: free music notation software

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 August 2009
Have you heard about the new free music notation software called MuseScore?  I have heard nothing but favorable reviews about it thus far.  Personally, I do not currently have a great need for it, since I use Finale software at college.  But this may very well be a great resource for teachers who do not [...]
Also posted in Resources / Links, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Student Composition Recital

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 April 2009
On Friday, April 3, a Student Composition Recital was held at my college.  Two of my pieces were performed!   Here’s my horn solo with French horn accompaniment…
Also posted in Recitals / Performances, What I'm Up To | Leave a comment
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