We only have two more days left in February, which means you better act fast to get in on Joy Morin’s February sale. Hop on over to Color in My Piano and check out her store. It’s full of all kinds of awesome stuff! Just use the code...
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(UPDATE 6/3/19: Anne Crosby Gaudet can now be found at a new website, and has updated her shop! Links here will continue to be updated as more resources are made available.) When I opened my studio, this was one of the first games that I...
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This worksheet can be used in-tandem with the minor pentatonic blues chart that I posted last month. It includes a breakdown of the intervals in a minor pentatonic blues scale, as well as a reminder about the number of half-steps in each specific...
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(Ok… this isn’t quite wordless, but how fun is that? Click through for a tutorial!)
Read moreI love these stickers. They are a staple in our studio. I keep several sheets of them tucked away in a drawer right next to the piano. Susan Paradis made these stickers in both one octave and two octave ranges, and they’re designed to fit...
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This is one of my favorite little gems for ear training. In my experience, students learn to recognize intervals faster if they can relate them to songs that they know. Personally, I prefer the “NBC” chime for an ascending Major 6th...
Read moreHere’s something a Valentine’s Day activity that’s little more challenging for intermediate and advanced piano and theory students. Have them race against a clock to complete the Circle of Fifths...
Read moreI’m hard at work to get the St. Patrick’s Day game finished before the holiday! In the meantime, I thought I’d introduce one of our characters from the studio. (Don’t mind the dust, please!) This is Henrietta. She lives...
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It’s that time of year again: Spring Musical Season! This year almost every single one of my voice students is involved in a high school musical production. They have busy rehearsal schedules, lots of songs, dances, and lines to memorize...
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Student Art
Read moreThis game was inspired by the Valentine’s Day cookie recipe passed down from my Grandma Maxine. My mother made these cookies every Valentine’s Day – rich butter cookies with red, pink, or white icing. (The stuff that dreams are...
Read moreThank you, Jennifer Foxx, for inviting me to be your February “Be Our Guest” blogger!
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