Neil’s Responses (YouTube Videos)
Arrangement Copyright and How It Applies To Public Domain Pieces
Hi all, here is a very important message. As more and more pieces come into Public Domain, we see an emerging number of new arrangements of those pieces being made available. I want to make very clear what Simply Music’s position is regarding Copyright as…
- Last updated 12 months ago
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Date, Lessons & Number Fields on Playlist
This is such a simple question, I’m actually embarrassed that it’s not occurred to me until now. There are three fields at the bottom of the Playlist pages: – Date – Lesson No. – No. of Songs. Since there is already a “Month” and “Year”…
TFMM and 16th Notes
I just had an aha moment. I don’t see any 16th notes in any of the TFMM songs. Seems surprising since we start with them in RR. Just wondering if there was a reason for this? I would think to keep it more developmentally appropriate…
- Last updated 1 year ago
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About Scam Emails
About the email Scam that keeps popping up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9iD4jWcA6o I get these occasionally. The first time, I ended up calling my local police. They explained that there are versions of this scam that target all kinds of service providers. They want to lure you into…
- Last updated 1 year ago
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Using MAC with F1 Students
MAC aka Music and Creativity PRogram: I love the extra projects and also Neils’s videos and seems there is a lot that is not part of F1 in MAC. Wondering if it woudl be a consideration to use MAC as a start to lessons (instead…
Jazz Clues Chord Voicings
A teacher asks particular questions about Jazz Clues and chord voicings. Here is Neil Moore’s response. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6mpAMD83TM Original video posted March 23, 2017
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Ideal Group Size & Age
A teacher asks about the ideal size and age for groups. Here is Neil Moore’s response. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uZulD7Ekk Original video posted March 27, 2017
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Happy Birthday in Any Key
A teacher asks if Happy Birthday is in the Curriculum. Neil Moore teaches how to play it in any key. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xna4kPYHIHQ Original video posted March 27, 2017
Pace of Progress
A teacher expressed concern about how much of the curriculum she gets through each year. Here is Neil Moore’s response. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmE3QrNEmA Original video posted April 4, 2017
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Transitioning from Learn-at-Home Program
Neil Moore discusses the Learn-at-Home Program: its origins, transitioning students from it into the Simply Music Piano curriculum, differences, materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4VuAPnbf08 Original video posted April 4, 2017