Category: Holiday Music

A Rockin' Christmas!

7/7/2019

Are you planning ahead for Christmas recitals and looking for fun, holiday repertoire? If so, today's post is for you! (And if not--well, bookmark this post and come back and read it in November!)

Last year I released two rock-style Christmas singles ("A Rockin' Bell Carol" and "Rock On, Merry Gentlemen!") and received many kind comments from teachers and students on how much fun they had performing them for the holidays. So, I am excited to announce that this year I have released a whole rockin' Christmas collection for intermediate students featuring ten fun holiday arrangements in rock, pop, and blues styles!

Here are a few of my favorites from this new collection:

Want to hear more? As always, you can see sample pages of every piece and listen to every piece in its entirety on the Piano Pronto website HERE.

Looking for even more unique holiday arrangements? Don't forget to check out my "Medley Magic" Christmas books HERE and HERE!

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Happy holidays!

12/14/2018

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Today I am sharing my own arrangement of the Christmas classic, "Silent Night." I hope you will take a few minutes to relax and enjoy. (You can purchase the sheet music HERE if you are so inclined.)

Thank you to all who have read and commented here on my blog this year. I am thankful for each one of you! Wishing you and your family all the joys of the holiday season!

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A Free Christmas Rhythmic Dictation Activity

11/26/2018

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Today I am sharing a fun new holiday resource: a Christmas rhythmic dictation activity!

Rhythmic dictation--hearing a rhythm and writing it down--is an important skill. Not only does it help students to solidify their understanding of rhythm and reinforce their internal metronome, it is an essential skill for students who want to compose or arrange music.

This activity has four levels. The first, shown above, uses only quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes. Level 2 adds eighth notes, level 3 uses dotted quarter and eighth note groups, and level 4 contains rhythms in 6/8 time.

Depending on the experience level of your students, you may play the given examples on the piano, or tap out the rhythms instead. You might find it helpful to use the metronome, to help students clearly hear the beat. You might also find it helpful to tap or play the rhythms one measure at a time at first.

Click HERE to download all four levels of "Do You Hear What I Hear: A Christmas Rhythmic Dictation Activity!"

What do you think? Do you practice rhythmic dictation with your students?

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