A warm and 'sunny' summer greeting to you all! I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer break ... It's been a fun and busy summer for our family - but I am definitely looking forward to share all my exciting new musical ideas with you all in September ... And it's only 21 days away!!!
Lessons begin the week of September 2nd to 4th (depending on your lesson day). All post-dated cheques should be in before September 1st and make sure to bring your binders (including paper please! :o) on your first lesson.
I hope your "BLACK KEY COMPOSITIONS" are coming along nicely - I am really looking forward to hearing them when you return ...
Make sure you check out a new link I found (down on the left hand side of this page) to the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD MUSIC site. It is a fabulous resource and is sure to broaden your musical vocabulary ... Have fun exploring and listening!
See you soon ...
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Ms. Stephanie, Thanks for the link to the National Geographic World Music Site.
As a piano teacher down in Tallahassee, Florida, I'll find this link helpful. Stephanie, I'm also the author of some wonderful piano stories to encourage young children in piano that you may find useful. Children love stories, and they are a great way to teach important lessons and motivate young girls and boys. As a piano teacher you know that most young students who are starting music lessons have lots of questions, and all beginning students must learn how to develop good practice habits. That's why I wrote Piano Bears Musical Storybooks - to provide a wonderful way to inspire young piano students and help them succeed. These books use the characters of Little Bear, who is just starting to take piano lessons, his friends and family, and Mrs. Treble Beary, his teacher. In the stories, Little Bear, with the help of his family and friends, learns how to overcome his worries and set positive goals to achieve his musical dream.
In my studio, we give these books to all new students aged six to eleven at their first piano lesson. These fun stories help our students understand what piano lessons are like, resolve their worries about starting something new, and help them begin to develop the practice routines and habits that are so critical to their success.
Piano Bears Musical Storybooks include the following materials.
1. Little Bear's Musical Garden.
This beautifully illustrated story sets young students at ease and gives them confidence in their own ability to learn piano. The story follows Little Bear as he begins piano lessons and asks questions that all beginning students have. Children enjoy reading the storybook with their parents and grandparents, who learn great ways to encourage their children in piano.
Little Bear's Musical Garden CD-ROM allows children to hear a narrated version of this story. The CD-ROM also includes a fun, interactive quiz that helps students remember the important story concepts that will help them succeed. (AND BTW - YOU CAN ALSO GET IT ON DVD!)
2. Little Bear's Piano Goals.
This beautifully illustrated story continues Little Bear's adventures as he learns how to tend to his musical garden and achieve his musical dreams. Little Bear, with the help of his family and his neighbor Mr. Green Bear, a master gardener, learns how to set and work toward the goals that will lead to his musical growth and success.
3. Piano Bear's Musical Storybook Journal.
This illustrated journal provides a fun way to keep track of weekly piano assignments and goals. It also provides big keyboard pictures that make it easy for their teacher to indicate hand positions, scales, chords, and fingering. The journal also includes pages for recital photos and achievement stickers, and provides a wonderful memory book for students and their parents to keep forever!
Any teacher or parent can find thesethese materials on my website at www.PianoBears.com
Also, Stephanie, here is a link to my piano article archives for parents & piano teachers.
I wish you and your students a wonderful school year of piano!
With Kindest Regards,
Cynthia Marie VanLandingham
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