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Friday, February 16, 2018

Using Piano Safari Rote Pieces to Teach Composing in Piano Lessons

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My brain has been in the composition vein for a while, so I brainstormed some clever ways to extend their my student's learning beyon...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Valentines Composing Piano Group Lessons

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VALENTINE COMPOSING- Creating a Melody Some students are naturally enthralled with composing and can easily dive right in and create bea...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Teaching Composing: Interesting Intros with Sowash and Faber

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Teaching composing to beginners can seem like an enormous feat with a myriad of approaches.  There are many different pathways to arrive at ...
Friday, January 26, 2018

BAPDARP - A Systematic Practice Approach to Expressive Playing

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  "If you give specific input you get specific results."  This was my favorite quotes from a UVMTA piano teaching seminar I at...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Fun Tools for Teaching Music Composing: A Resource Roundup

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Composing Tips with Wynn-Ann Rossi I've been scouring the web for fun activities and tips to help teach basic composition elements to ...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

A Lego Game to get your Piano Students Playing Chords in an Unforgettable Way

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"3-2-Won Major Chord Blastoff" is a quick game to teach chords in piano lessons in a memorable way. Recently Inspired by T...
Friday, January 5, 2018

Fun Ways to Get Piano Students Practicing Smarter, Not Harder

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To kick off the new year in my piano studio our January group lesson will be centered around effective practice. I've planned some f...