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Tag Archives: sheet music
Just for fun: Nails
So I’m sure many women who perform or teach music have the same issue I have at times: how do I find time to do something to my nails so they don’t look gross? Whether it’s teaching lessons or classes … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff and Merchandise, Uncategorized
Tagged chip, free, heat, jam, jamberry, music, nail, nails, notes, order, party, rap, sample, sheet music, teacher, treble clef, trial, try, wrap, wraps
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Resource: Vocal Warm-Ups and Sight-Reading Exercises
I found a fantastic book that every voice teacher should have in their collection, it is called The Private Voice Studio Handbook, written by Joan Frey Boytim. The author is well-known for her many solo compilation books and it is … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Private Lessons
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Middle School Composition Assignment
This is an assignment given to me by a teacher when I was substituting her orchestra classes for two days. I don’t think she’s mind if I shared this basic composition assignment. I also have some rules for composing floating … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Band, Teaching Orchestra
Tagged .net, assignment, band, blank, compose, composer, composition, easy. staff paper, high school, instructions, lesson, manuscript, middle school, ochestra, rough draft, sheet music, staff, sub, substitute
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Website Feature: Making Music Fun .net
One of my go-to websites when I need materials for a private lesson or for a classroom is MakingMusicFun.net There is a wealth of resources there, particularly helpful to younger students and the parents of these children. There is a … Continue reading
Posted in Informational, Lesson Plans & Ideas, Sheet Music, Teaching Elementary
Tagged .net, band, bass, bass clef, beethoven, C scale, certificates, clarinet, classroom, composer, crossword, F scale, free, G scale, holiday, instrument, lesson, library, making music fun, manuscript, method book, mozart, music, orchestra, paper, piano, practice, print, private, puzzle, religious, resource, scale, scales, sheet music, song, staff, teacher, theory, traditional, treble, treble clef, voice, word search, worksheet, worksheets
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Christmas Piano Music
Here are some sheet music websites for popular Christmas tunes. Enjoy! http://www.defordmusic.com/carolsforpiano.htm http://www.carols.org.uk/ http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music http://8notes.com/christmas/ (also includes some band/orchestra instrument music)
Posted in Piano, Sheet Music
Tagged carol, carols, Christmas, christmas carols, free, sheet music, text, tunes, verses
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“Le Cygne” – by Saint-Saëns – transcribed for clarinet
This is a transcription of “The Swan” from Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals. Last year I had the opportunity of accompanying an excellent cellist on this gorgeous piece. As I was waiting for a clarinet student one day I tried … Continue reading
Sheet Music (and method books) – Links
Sheet Music Luyben Music http://www.luybenmusic.com/ Eble https://www.eble.com/store/ Van Cott Information Services, Inc. — http://www.vcisinc.com/ J.W. Pepper http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/welcome.jsp Music and gifts Kjos Music: http://www.kjos.com/index.php Vann Cott Inc.: http://www.vcisinc.com/ Heads House of Music http://www.headshouseofmusic.com/ Pender’s Music Co.: http://www.penders.com/ Sheet Music Plus: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/ … Continue reading
Posted in Sheet Music
Tagged band, books, carols, cheap, Christmas, digital download, download, eread, free, holiday, links, manuscript, method, method books, music, orchestra, print, script, sheet, sheet music, strings
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Vocal Resources – Links
Vocal Resources Your Accompanist: http://www.youraccompanist.com/piano-accompaniments Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir: http://www.teachingmusic.org/tmtp_choir.cfm Florida Vocal Association http://www.fva.net http://www.fva.net/for-directors/ctr/ Useful director resources! Voice placement help will be especially useful. National Association of Teachers of Singing: http://www.nats.org/ Making Music Magazine: http://www.makingmusicmag.com/ Check their … Continue reading
Posted in Vocal Resources
Tagged affiliations, anthem, associations, banner, breath, breath control, children, composition, fach, health, how-to, learn, lesson, lessons, links, music, national, read, sheet music, sight, sight-reading, sight0singing, sing, singers, singing, solfege, solfeggio, songbook, star spangled, teach, teacher, theory, tips, vocal, vocal fach, vocalists, voice, voice lessons, water, wisdom
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Strings – Links
Strings – General Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra: http://www.teachingmusic.org/tmtp_orchestra.cfm A WONDERFUL resource on repertoire selection. Many pieces at different levels are described and analyzed for trouble spots as well as positive elements. The book has a CD that accompanies … Continue reading
Posted in Strings, Teaching Orchestra
Tagged bass, bassist, books, bow, bowing, cello, craftsmanship, description, diagram, double bass, family, Florida, francois, free, guitar, help, how do I, how to tune, how-to, kanazawa, label, luthier, methods, music, musician, new york, online, orchestra, orchestral strings, parts, pictures, publishers, rabbath, repair, review, reviews, rosin, sheet music, slur, string, strings, supplies, tampa, teaching aids, tuner, upright bass. tuning, viola, viola da gamba, violin, violin shaped object, vso
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 