Tag Archives: help

How to tell when your child isn’t practicing.

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Lady Fair

Excellent article that applies to all instruments, and not only to the piano. (And it’s not too long, either!) Click Here to read it! Not much needs to be added to the article, but I do want to make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips for Parents, Uncategorized | Tagged assign, clarinet, educate, help, how to tell, instruct, lesson, method, music, perform, piano, play, practice, recital, reguse, sing, study, teacher, tips, violin | Leave a comment

Recital Tips (gifts!)

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Lady Fair

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 | Tagged buttons, cello, certificates, Christmas, clarinet, flute, gifts, hannukah, help, holiday, lessons, music, perform, performance, piano, play, private, recital, sax, sing, solo, song, students, tips, tricks, venue, violin, voice, winter | Leave a comment

3.5 Rules for Picking Christmas Music

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Lady Fair

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 | Tagged channukah, choose, Christmas, clarinet, concert, duet, ensemble, hannukah, help, holida, holiday, lesson, music, perform, performance, piano, pick, picking, play, program, recital, seasonal, select, sing, solo, trio, violin | Leave a comment

The Dreaded Clarinet Embouchure (VIDEO)

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Lady Fair

Correct embouchure is EXTREMELY important for getting a good sound on any instrument, but the clarinet is particularly difficult. One of the pitfalls that young clarinetists fall into is thinking that they are right simply because they can get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Teacher Guides - Band Instruments, Teaching Band, Teaching Private Lessons, Uncategorized | Tagged clarinet, clarinet couch coach, clarinetist, coach, couch, embouchure, guide, help, how-to, instruction, mouth, music, shape, tips, tricks, tutorial, video | Leave a comment

Vocal Technique Tips

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Lady Fair

I found this article the other day, which goes over some interesting vocal techniques and links for other tips. DISCLAIMER: I have not read through all of the tips on this website and so cannot confirm their validity or safety. … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Chorus, Teaching Voice | Tagged article, class, classroom, help, how-to, learn, links, scale, school, sing, song, teach, technique, tips, tricks, twitter, vocal, voice, warm-up, website | Leave a comment

Kids’ Broadway Songbook

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Lady Fair

I love this book! I discovered it at the studio in a stack of books they had for sale, and I love it! This is a wonderful resource for any vocal teacher who is looking for songs with an appropriate … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice | Tagged annie, anthology, appropriate, books, born to entertain, broadway, castle on a cloud, gypsy, help, kids, let me entertain you, level, matilde, method, peter pan, sing, singer, song, teach, tomorrow, vocal, voice, wendy, what, when I grow up, young | Leave a comment

SOVT, Vocal Development, and…Straws??

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Lady Fair

Hello everyone! I recently had a student with an emergency situation: she woke up with no voice! This is a little girl (11) who might as well have been born on the stage — she sings all the time! And … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Chorus, Teaching Private Lessons, Vocal Resources | Tagged alto, bass clef, children, exercises, fleming, help, kid, opera, renee, semi occluded, sick, sing, soprano, sovt, steam, straw, student, tenor, tired, vocal, vocal tract, voice | Leave a comment

Rhythm Boxes – Understanding Rhythm and Counting

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Lady Fair

A resource that will be great for everyone! You simply print out the pages. Keep the first page as it is and then the next pages you can cut out the notes. They will fit into the boxes. The number … Continue reading →

Posted in General Music Methods (K-12) Notes, Lesson Plans & Ideas, Uncategorized | Tagged activity, beat, boxes, children, class, composition, counting, game, help, kids, learn, learning, lesson, music, musical, Notation, print, printable, rhythm, teach | Leave a comment

Don’t Do That! (Try This Instead!)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Lady Fair

By Dr. Matthew McCutcheon This is a list of common pitfalls that many school ensemble directors unknowingly fall into. While directed more toward wind ensembles, these can be applied just as easily to chorus or strings. The basic concepts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Orchestra, Tips and Tricks | Tagged bad habits, band, chorus, conduct, direct, directions, do, don't, ensemble, habits, help, high school, how-to, listen, mccutcheon, middle school, music, orchestra, pitfalls, practice, school, teach, tips | Leave a comment

Sing Your Way to Health!

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Lady Fair

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that all the teachers out there are enjoying their time away from children. I can tell you that it’s VERY quiet at my house while I am home, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Informational, Teaching Chorus | Tagged abs, antibodies, anxiety, article, asthma, bacteria, benefits, blood pressure, brain, choir, choral, chorus, cold, emphysema, endorphines, energy, flu, flute, health, help, how, how-to, immune, lungs, music education, oxytocin, poster, posture, practice, prevent, rehearse, sinfini, sing, singing, song, teacher | Leave a comment