Since January 14th, 2014, Adventures of a Piano and Voice Teacher has officially published 100 blog posts. That’s 100 posts in 244 days. (or 169 “working” days) Not too shabby! I hope to continue offering lots of resources...
Read moreKeep Calm and Make Music T-Shirts!
At the beginning of the summer I created a new t-shirt design for my summer workshops. The design was a total hit with my students, and I had numerous requests through the blog and various piano forums to sell t-shirts online. Well, your request...
Read moreGIVEAWAY CONTEST: St. Patrick’s Day Gems
I was a busy little blogger this weekend. For years I’ve been meaning to make some of those pretty glass gem crafts for the studio. You know how it is – it was on that “To-Do” list that just never gets...
Read moreWordless Wednesday
(Ok… this isn’t quite wordless, but how fun is that? Click through for a tutorial!)
Read moreHenrietta Says Hello
I’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...
Read moreDIY Foam Keyboard
Here’s a little gem I made back in 2011. After making another music game, I had some white and black foam left over. The white foam piece was just about the size of piano keys, and so after seeing a few other examples of “Silent Keyboards,” I set to work. See below for directions.
Foam Keyboard Materials and Directions:
- White foam sheet
- Black sticky foam sheet
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Wooden craft discs
- Fine tip Sharpie Marker
- Patience and a calculator