Doesn't every Minnesotan take a vacation "Up North?" We've been going to a resort near Hackensack, MN, for well over 50 years. I'm including a few photos taken this year at Sunset Bay Resort on Baby Lake.
We’re still celebrating our three-year anniversary here at Color In My
Piano, and today we are finishing off the week with one more giveaway!
Two winners ...
Remember the highlighter tape that I’ve raved about and recommended before?
Well, Art from the Avid Aviator site has let me know that he now has an
entire...
It's been a bit quiet here at HTP lately, don't worry we're not going
anywhere [image: Smile] We've just been giving some thought to the
direction the si...
It’s starting to feel like spring here in Kansas… which means that our
annual theory exams are just around the corner! At last week’s group
lessons, we p...
Wow, I am a slacker! All this teaching at school and working through some
issues with my children has taken a huge toll on my creativity and blog
time. I...
Every once in a while you come across a true treasure trove on the internet
and wonder how you ever got by without it. I don’t consider myself an
artist, b...
*From Guest Music Mom Kristin Bolton*:
As I'm cutting vegetables for dinner I can hear my seven year old daughter
working out the melody for Minuet 3 on her...
If you have ever left musical instruments lying around where children can
get a hold of them, you know what happens. Most of the time, they will
pick up t...
*Congratulations to Rebecca and Kyra!*
Rebecca won our Holiday practice contest by practicing over 2100 minutes
over the break!
Kyra won the MusicLearnin...
I have been interviewing a few families as I increase my studio size. One
of the interviews this week included the statement, "we're really looking
for ba...
What a great experience we're all having! Even after just the first full
day, I can already tell that I will miss the relationships that have been
made thr...
I want to share with new teachers a way to make sure your young students
never forget the names of the piano keys! Over the years I’ve collected a
lot of t...
Recently, I’ve been working on an arrangement of “Rock of Ages”. The
introduction contains what I call “weighty chords”…chords with three or
more notes. ...
This performance of the Albert Lavignac Galop Marche is from the Piano
Spectacular event of the Dublin International Piano Competition, featuring
all sev...
I have a french Mother-in-law. If that's not intimidating enough... over
the last 36 years, I've actually had the courage to attempt many of her
recipes. T...
Sorry it’s been awhile, but the semester’s recitals are over, so let the
writing resume! Let’s talk about accuracy:
Let’s face it, accurate playing is i...
As you might have guessed by the lack of posts here, I've had a busy start to 2012! Today, I'll get back in the swing by sharing a few links to information t...
Looks like most of us are pretty comfortable teaching a lesson even when
our students forget their books! I think that is wonderful. The longer I
teach, ...
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