fun with accompaniment

It’s that time of year again! For any who are interested, here are some Christmas carol accompaniments your students may enjoy: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h2_ESkaNjVRvo4Gtq7369DeIkTb_P5d8 And some orchestral jam tracks for them to play along with: https://soundcloud.com/user-559128116/sets/christmas-carol-jam-tracks/s-3AN2wGfDdXT I’ll be adding to the jam tracks every couple of days.…

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We’re now nearly three months into online lessons, and I’m sensing a growing weariness in some (not all) of my students. Anyone else experiencing the same thing? It’s normal for some of them to have a summer slump, but this feels different. What are some…

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Does anybody use 2 pianos/keyboards in their studio? I just landed a great deal on a 1983 hardly used Yamaha (made in Japan for the Canadian market so my piano tuner tells me it is is excellent!) so I currently have 2 Yamaha pianos in…

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Could anyone offer some ideas for accompaniment / chord learning games? 1) Create some laminated practice pads to use dry-erase markers on. Call out major chords and have students draw and connect the dots on the practice pad. 2) Have chord races (may not want…

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