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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Colorful Clef Mnemonics
I know what some of you will say: “Don’t use mnemonics! It’s terrible!” While I do try to get students to memorize each note, or at least one starting note, sometimes a student needs the mnemonic to help them remember. … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons
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Recital Tips (gifts!)
As far as teaching careers are concerned, mine has been relatively short. I taught a few lessons as a teenager, but have only been consistently teaching for approximately 6 years. Here is what I have learned: Make a simple program … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
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3.5 Rules for Picking Christmas Music
It’s that time of year, when music teachers all over America (and I assume other places too!) begin picking Christmas music with their students. I enjoy this particularly because it is like hitting the reset button for the students: they … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
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CHRISTMAS Duets for beginning Violin and Piano
Hello everyone! It’s October, and you know what that means for music teachers…time to start Christmas music! Two of my private students happen to be twins; they always want to try to play together, but since one is on violin … Continue reading
Posted in Composition and Theory Information, Teaching Private Lessons
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 