classical

At the request of a family, I pulled together this playlist featuring all the Classical pieces students are introduced to throughout the program. Feel free to share if it is useful to you! Check it out! Have you ever wondered what Classical music pieces are…

• Last updated 2 years ago
• classical, classical music, Classical Pieces, curriculum, YouTube

I have an adult husband and wife team who are in upper SM levels and reading fairly well. I would love to find a book of duets of pieces that might be familiar to them. They love classical music and are in their early 70’s.…

• Last updated 3 years ago
• classical, classical music, Classical Pieces, Duet Ideas, duets, foundation duets, Foundation Duets and Variations, outside materials, outside music, outside pieces, outside reading pieces, outside repertoire, outside sheet music, pieces outside the program, reading outside Simply Music, songs outside the repertoire, teaching outside music

I have increased my own composing recently using the “Family of Chords” that Miss Murphy sent awhile back. I have found it really helpful to make songs I could sing (contemporary), blues/jazz, hymns, and accompaniments. I am now wondering about ideas to help me make…

• Last updated 3 years ago
• Canon in D, chords, classical, classical music, Classical Pieces, composition, composition projects, Family of Chords

I’m wondering why there are no expression, dynamic, or tempo indications in the written music, particularly on classical pieces. It seems to me that especially by the Development levels, wouldn’t that be important for students and to be faithful to what the composer intended? I…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• classical, classical music, Development Levels, dynamics, expression, fingering, interpretation of classical pieces, Laurie Richards, musicality, ornament, Robin Keehn, tempo, urtext

I just got off the phone with an adult that started learning traditionally and wants to try out SM.  I let her know the various genres we teach, and she let me know she is not crazy about jazz or blues.  I have had another…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, arrangements, blues and jazz, classical, classical music, genres, potential, Robin Keehn, student focus, unlocking potential