Have you ever wondered "What are the most common chord progressions?"? Here is a link to a guitar chord progression simulator the "Progressionator". You are able to select keys, chord progression pattern and a playing style. It's designed for guitar players, but other instruments are sure to get some valuable ideas!
Free Guitar TAB Maker
This link has a great TAB maker. It will save you a LOT of time. Try it out!
Practice Tip Book Sale!
On sale today for $0.99 at Amazon- 101 Piano Practice Tips [Kindle Edition] Have a look inside for some valuable practice ideas!
CONCERT TIME
It's time again to enjoy the wonderful music-making of students! Students have the opportunity to perform in a concert on February 22. It's sure to be a wonderful event. It's time for students to perfect their music. Think of it as an Olympic challenge! Please contact me if you need more details.
Listening Problem Solving Skills and Music
You may find the following link an interesting read. It discusses listening to classical music and studying a musical instrument resulting in higher achievement in English and mental sharpness in later years.
Note Names
Sight Reading music is often challenging, but so rewarding when this skill is mastered. Being able to quickly identify and play note names on the Treble and Bass staves are essential to becoming a good music sight reader. Using a mnemonic sentence will aid retention of note names. The old ones for spaces are well … Continue reading Note Names
Overscheduled Piano Students
Some students have too much on their plate to enjoy life!
It Takes Two Generations…
15 guidelines for fast-tracking your family’s musical development!
This year I have had a handful of gorgeous beginners taking lessons with me. I’m trialling new material for beginners and I need a cohort of children of different ages, genders, interests and learning styles so I can really test a range of approaches I believe will be more effective than the approaches I’ve used in the past. I haven’t auditioned these new students prior to accepting them into my studio – inviting a diverse group of children to explore the piano and learn musicianship and performance skills with me gives me my best chance of testing my material (as well as keeping me on my toes!).
Of all the diversities amongst these beginners the greatest is probably this: some children come from families of professional musicians while some come from families where no one has ever learned an instrument.
What does this mean? On the surface it means that…
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4 Things You Can Do to Help Your Child Learn Piano
Searching for creative and constructive ideas for motivating a child’s practice habits? PIANO Mama has some great ideas. Check them out!
Did you know that when an aeroplane takes off they use about half of the fuel required for the flight from take-off to level off? That’s an enormous amount of energy in the few minutes at the very start of the flight before they reach their cruising altitude.
Just imagine if you and your child made a massive effort in the first 6-12 months of piano lessons and then your child was able to enjoy ‘cruising’ along the learning-piano process for the next 10 years!
Here is what we did with PianoGirl. Perhaps it could work for your child too!
1.Timetable practice into your daily schedule.
Seriously.
Nothing but nothing but nothing (but nothing) will replace actual time spent on the piano, each day.
With any luck your child will have a lovely time spending 30mins each week with a piano teacher – piano teachers are notoriously lovely people, after…
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This is a great site. "It takes a community to ensure music thrives. Help to join those communities across the country to build a voice that cannot be ignored!" http://www.musicmakesus.ca/
Musical Discovery with Suzanne Gilmore 