Many of you have been asking when the 2nd book of Rhythm Menagerie is coming out, so I thought I’d give you an update. If you get bored with any of this, keep reading to the end because I’m offering a free copy to the first person who can guess the name of the new book (since we can’t call it Menagerie…but […]
Thanksgiving Week Sale!
Now through Saturday at midnight, get 20% off anything for sale in the store! This is the lowest price ever on any of our products, so I hope you can take advantage of this to stock up on fun games (Stinky Sox, Affirm-a-term), resources (Rhythm Menagerie, Practice Theory Tests, etc.), and music for your studio. If you are a newsletter subscriber, you already received […]
Recital Themes
Tired of the usual spring or fall recital? Well, you might not be the only one–your students might be a little bored as well! Our local music teachers association came together recently and talked about different recital themes we could use to liven up our yearly performances. Teachers who have done this before mentioned how much more interesting the performance is as well as […]
-
New! Rhythm Menagerie: Explorations in Rhythm
New! Rhythm Menagerie: Explorations in Rhythm
Rhythm Menagerie is an exciting, reproducible PDF resource that features fun and intriguing activities to explore new rhythmic concepts. Rhythm Menagerie is much more than just a set of your typical clapping exercises! Each unit showcases a unique animal and often incorporates some of the fun antics of that animal in […]
Surprise Music in Zambia
At NCKP this year, there was a new feature called Ped xi. This session was supposed to mimic the “ideas worth spreading” mantra of the TED talks. Since I love many of the TED talks, I attended these sessions and was inspired by several of the ideas shared. While […]
New Piece: Scatterbrained Scarecrow
I’m so excited to tell you about my new piece, just in time for your fall programs! It’s called Scatterbrained Scarecrow and it’s a Level 3 piece with lots of fun rhythms, staccatos, and hand crossings. The most difficult rhythms are only eighth note pairs! Here’s what Hal Leonard says about the piece:
This […]
Hal Leonard Offer Expires July 31st
I just wanted to remind you that the 40% off Hal Leonard offer expires July 31st. Here’s the info from the VIP page:
Check out all the new music just in time for spring recitals. Order up to two copies of each of these specially selected publications at a 40% discount. Additional copies of all the titles featured […]
New Release: Just for Kids
Mona Rejino has a new book out that looks like just plain fun for everyone! The book is Just for Kids and features elementary pieces about all kinds of favorite activities of children. I think this is going to be a big hit in my studio for spring […]
Unexpected Review from a Student
Betsy, a teaching friend of mine, wrote to me recently and said that a student of hers played Twister at a winter recital and loved it. She said that it was a good piece for helping her learn to loosen up and let the notes flow. I was […]
New Pop Book for Late Elementary
If you had asked me what songs were in my head last August, I would have sheepishly said that it was tunes sung by Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Train…just to name a few. Now lest I lose my diehard classical music friends in disinterest, let me encourage you to ask just about any of your students if they know who these people […]
Follow Us!