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Freebie: The 12 Days of Christmas Practice Challenge!

12/12/2020

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​Looking for a fun activity to keep your students engaged over the holiday break? Today I am sharing a fun practice challenge that will have your students doing one music-related task for each of the 12 days of Christmas!

Tasks include: playing favorite pieces, sight-reading, reviewing scales, drawing musical symbols, listening to classical music, and more! Click HERE for your free copy of the "12 Days of Christmas" practice challenge.

Happy holidays, and happy practicing!

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A Peaceful Christmas

12/3/2020

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Looking for relaxing holiday arrangements for your late intermediate students, or maybe even for yourself? Check out my "A Peaceful Christmas" collection, now available at Sheet Music Plus!

This collection contains 8 of my favorite lyrical holiday arrangements for intermediate and late intermediate pianists--perfect for recitals or church services. Click HERE to watch the YouTube playlist of this collection, or click on the cover for purchase information.

Happy holidays to you all!



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New Blog Feature: Musicianship Monthly!

11/28/2020

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I am excited to share a new monthly feature here on my blog that I hope will be very helpful for teachers and students!

If you've read some of my previous blog posts, you know that helping my students to build solid musicianship skills (ear training, improvising, harmonizing, transposing, etc.) is one of the foundations of my teaching philosophy. However, it often can be difficult to fit these skills into our lessons on a regular basis when much of our time is occupied with working on repertoire, music theory, and technique.

My strategy with my own students has been to rotate through these musicianship skills by using many of the free resources I have posted here on my website, along with others that have been generously shared by other educators from around the web. So, starting this month, I will be highlighting one musicianship skill each month and sharing some of my favorite free resources related to that skill. It is my goal to give teachers new inspiration and helpful resources for fitting these musicianship skills into their lessons on a regular basis.

Would you like to join in on the fun? If so, read on for resources related to the musicianship skill I will be highlighting in December: lead sheet playing!


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Secular Selections for the Holiday Season!

11/18/2020

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Do you have students that don’t celebrate Christmas, or those that prefer not to play religious music this time of year?

If you are like me, you are probably looking for ways to be sensitive to these students and their families, but also to make sure they feel included in your seasonal studio events.




Luckily there are lots of great options for seasonal pieces that are secular in nature! Read on for a selection of my favorite seasonal, non-religious musical options for students at a variety of levels.



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Freebie alert! Christmas music for one hand

11/13/2020

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Have you ever had a student break a finger or an arm? It is sad whenever a student has an injury--but especially so around the holiday season, when many students look forward to playing their favorite holiday pieces in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Today I am sharing a couple of Christmas pieces you can have on hand (pun intended) if the need arises! Both of these Christmas arrangements can be played by either right hand or left hand alone--so there is no need to take a break from the holiday fun!

Read on to learn more about these free resources!


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