Very Piano

My students have been working with Captain Crescendo to develop their Rocking Rhythm super powers this semester.  I had been brainstorming a way for students to practice rhythm drills during Piano Lessons/Lab.  Originally I envisioned printing out rhythm sheets and having students work independently with a metronome and tap out rhythms.  However, this lacked the accountability that most students need. …
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You may remember meeting Karen, one of my former adult students, in this post from last September.  She was one of my first RMM students at Senseney Music in Wichita. I recently received an exciting update from Karen.  Perhaps her story is the inspiration you need to tackle your new years resolution or check the next item off your bucket…
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I’ve noticed that my elementary and middle school students will take any chance they can get to hold and play with an iPod, so I’ve been taking advantage of this opportunity to get them to practice theory drills.  🙂 My hour-long Piano Lessons/Lab for kids allows for plenty of time to try out theory games and apps.  Lately we’ve been…
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about all the great live music that had heard recently and how its so fun to hear live music.   Going to live music performances is always better than hearing a recording, but particularly for a symphony!  On Saturday night, I got to hear Daniil Trifonov, the winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Piano…
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