Learning the Right Notes

Ok, so when I saw this, I was basically like “Well that’s neat, Zoom came out with another portable digital recorder.”  Then I started reading the description, I realized that this was more than your average recorder.  Not only does it come with two incredible built-in compressor mics for recording, but it can record FOUR [...]

This is absolutely the coolest digital/hybrid grand piano I’ve ever seen.  How many of you would want one of these?  I don’t have $20,000 sitting around, but if there are any anonymous millionaires out there who want to do a poor musician a favor, send me an e-mail.
YouTube – Yamaha AvantGrand Piano Gets A Little [...]

Just more proof in case you really need any that music lessons improve overall quality of life and therefore where the rubber meets the road – test scores. The thing that intrigued me about this article is how they focused on teaching free lessons to those who qualified for free lunch.  Anyone else know of [...]

Here is a hilarious parody of music class with Carol Burnett and the Jackson 5. I found this randomly on Youtube and thought that many of you would enjoy it!

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Here’s a useful website for yourself, or for your music classroom. Radiotime.com allows you to listen to radio stations nationwide free over the internet – so you can find any style of music at anytime and also many times talk radio shows being replayed at different times. Hear NPR from Boston, while you [...]

Having trouble getting your administrator or school board to understand the value of music. For this Friday, here are some great quotes by important people about the value of music education:
Music Advocacy’s Top Ten Quotes
1. “During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought [...]

J.W. Pepper = good company – I made a list of music to order for my students for next fall and found some great pieces at J.W. Pepper’s website. How many of you use Pepper and what are some of your favorite pieces? I have lately been into Gustav Holst for band and [...]

I found a great list of summer music camps – at this website from the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. Many of them only continue through 12th grade, however some of the big name festivals on here are also pre-professional and college level camps. One left off the list that you should also definately [...]