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If you’ve been following along, last week we had an adventure-filled time at this year’s Piano Expeditions piano camp: To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite. Now that everything has b...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2024/06/17/new-piano-camp-program-now-available/
Have you seen the Welcome to… series of books by Carolyn Sloan? I used this Welcome to the Symphony story a couple years ago as part of our To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition piano ca...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2024/04/16/welcome-to-books-perfect-for-piano-camp-or-group-class/
One of our highlights every summer is Piano Expeditions piano camp! I’ve done piano camps in my studio for years, but four years ago I decided to specifically start offering piano camps for chi...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2024/03/18/a-sneak-peek-at-this-years-piano-camp/
One of my students started experiencing inflammation in her right forearm at the end of last semester due to extensive note-taking in some college classes. So we launched into this semester with ...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2024/02/26/piano-music-for-left-hand/
Well, I didn’t exactly mean to disappear from here for two weeks, but I took two weeks off of teaching and I guess my lack of routine carried over into blogging! I’m really excited to get bac...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2009/01/03/happy-new-year-win-a-free-practice-incentive/
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Since I didn’t get my official This Week in Photos post up last week, I thought I would at least share some of the pictures from my Christmas Recital last Thursday evening. Our title was Christ...
In honor of our Christmas Recital tonight, I thought I would post a video of one of the selections that will be on the program. Brittany did a “practice performance” of What Child is This? la...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2008/12/18/christmas-music-in-the-spotlight/
Years ago I made up this set of Performance Signs that I frequently use during group classes with my students. (I’m a little embarrassed about the quality of the design now, but I’ve been usi...
https://musicmattersblog.com/2008/12/17/practicing-to-perform-at-the-piano/
About a month ago, our music teachers association had a workshop on teaching composition to students. Wendy Stevens was our presenter, and gave us lots of practical tips. Plus, as part of the wor...