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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Article: Benefits of Music Education
While the Mozart-effect may be questionable, there’s no doubt that studying music can improve children’s minds. Music causes you to think differently, decode faster (increasing reading fluency), and helps fine-motor skills to develop – these are things I have seen … Continue reading
What to give your teacher?
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah, I sure did! At the beginning of December my studio had recitals, and I was able to have a recital that consisted of mostly my students. It has been very … Continue reading
Video: “Angels we have Heard On High” – The Piano Guys
Christmas is just two days away, so I thought it appropriate to share something Christmas-y and musical. This is a really neat video created by The Piano Guys in which four men play the same piano using special effects. You … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Angels we have heard on high, Christ, Christmas, drum, drummer boy, jesus, music, piano, piano guys, play, the, the piano guys, video
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Article: “Fearlessness” – Overcoming Stage Fright
An article from Indiana University by Jeff Nelson, the hornist in the Canadian Brass (who also happens to be a pig farmer in Alberta, Canada). Check out his 10 Tips for Becoming Fearless; these can be applied to performances, meetings, … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, brass, canadian brass, crowd, dallas brass, fear, fearless, french horn, fright, horn, horn in f, jeff, jeff nelson, learn, learning to, meeting, music, nelson, people, perfom, practice, speaking, stage, tips
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Music for Christmas Carols
Here are some links to various websites to find Christmas carols! http://www.carols.org.uk/ – This site is not the best, but it has some recordings, lyrics, facts, and a few games. http://hymnchords.net/ – Just what it sounds like…chords for hymns. http://makingmusicfun.net … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Poetry, & Lyrics, Sheet Music, Teaching Private Lessons
Tagged carol, children, Christian, Christmas, free, gospel, hymn, jesus, music, sheet, student
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 