Posted by: clariniano on: October 30, 2011
Wow, I just noticed I had made 200 posts. But I didn’t want to waste the 200th just to announce it… thanks to everyone who has given me article ideas and more.
Posted by: clariniano on: October 30, 2011
your phone is unplugged for 2 hours or more a day so you can practice. you are more worried about breaking a finger then breaking a leg. Bach is not just a funny sound you can make in your throat. the ringtone on your cellphone is a classical piece when you think “checking the scales” [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 30, 2011
In no particular order: Beethoven: ‘Ghost’ Trio, op. 70 Berlioz: Witches’ Sabbath from ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Oliver Messaien: ‘Abyss of the Birds’ from Quartet for the End of Time Igor Stravinsky: Rite of Spring [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 29, 2011
Okay, I know this already has four previous parts. I hope this will be the last one… Music lessons are only for children The numbers of adults taking music lessons has tripled in the last decade, to a few tens of thousands. Some do it to pursue a lifelong dream they never had a chance [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 29, 2011
Sometimes people look for a teacher of a specific instrument to come to your home, usually piano or violin. As a teacher who sometimes teaches in student’s homes, I wish to offer some tips on helping it make it a good experience for the teacher. One thing that is an absolute MUST if you want [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 29, 2011
It it often quoted in the music world that 80% of piano students quit lessons within the first two years, and most often within the first 6 months of study. It is also known that many piano students quit at the time they reach middle school or early high school. Some of them return to [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 29, 2011
What equipment does a beginning private music teacher (one who is about to start teaching lessons) need to help teach effectively? Many beginning teachers, especially amateurish ones, teach with little more than just their instrument. But, as I’ve gained experience of 12 years of teaching, there are several pieces of equipment, not all of them [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: October 29, 2011
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