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Any suggestions for a new teacher with 22 students, all in Foundation 1, on how to organize a fun recital, where everyone participates with only the 10 foundation pieces + arrangements? My students range from 6 to 18 and two adults that I hope would…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• concert, first recital, FL1, foundation 1, foundation level 1, ideas for recitals, music party, open stage, performance, piano parties, piano party, playing duet at recital, recital, recital ideas

Neil Moore – can we share the videos of you telling the stories behind your compositions? If so, what’s the best way to access them? Any chance they could be on the website for students to easily see? I’ve made the videos public. They’re in…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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This is a fascinating look at Neil’s compositions and the inspiration behind them. You will learn some things about Neil by listening to these stories, and have some cool things to share with your students as they learn them. Topics include: Background & Context (00:05)…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• composition, FL1, FL2, FL3, FL4, foundation, foundation level 1, foundation level 2, foundation level 3, foundation level 4, Neil’s compositions, stories behind the songs

Today I encountered a challenge with my 6 year old trying to learn Bishop Street Blues.  He can do Jackson Blues and understands the concepts and the 12 bar progression and the concept of replacing the I, IV, and V chords with other chords. BUT.…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• bishop street blues, blues, chord shapes, chords, fingering, FL1, foundation 1, Robin Keehn, small hands

I have a parent questioning “numbers” and how we use them as a lyric/support tool. I explained… -Occasionally we use number for sentences and patterns. -Occasionally we give numbers for rhythm -Occasional we use numbers for fingerings/positions She seems baffled by the various ways they’re…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• coaches, counting, counting as lyric, FL1, foundation 1, Fur Elise, Laurie Richards, Numbers, Ode, Ode to Joy, playing-based tools