I love recommending music for my piano students to listen to! Whether it’s introducing a theatre kid to Gilbert and Sullivan or a starry-eyed teen to Debussy’s La Mer, I love helping them find pieces that resonate with them that they may not have encountered in their everyday lives. If you follow me on Instagram, […]
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When I first started teaching piano in the 80s, there were no blogs, webinars, or facebook groups for piano teachers. No downloadable teaching tools, no youtube videos. I started out armed with a notebook full of ideas from my pedagogy professor, a survey of the various methods on the market, and the 2-volume set of
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UPDATE: Nancy Williams is no longer publishing under her old blog name as described here. She has a new online magazine, Grand Piano Passion. Hope you’ll visit it! A couple of weeks ago, I shared a link to a beautiful blog I had discovered, Nancy Williams’ Reflections On A Grand Passion. I particularly enjoy following
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Photo by Old Shoe Woman Believe it or not, there are still churches that want organists, and we are facing both a shortage and a surplus of good players. How can that be? For the bigger jobs, the professorships and the bigger church positions that pay full-time salaries with benefits, there are many more applicants
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Does your local music teacher’s association sometimes have difficulty getting the media to cover your events? Mine does. I was searching online for something else recently, and I unexpectedly turned up an extensive resource for media relations that is specifically intended for music organizations. You’ll find articles on how to write press releases, media alerts,
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