Triads as Snow People
Thursday, December 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
I came across this photo when I was looking for something else today. Very timely, especially since we spent most of my last student's lesson today discussing triads and inversions ;-)
Piano Maestro Star Student, Harper Shoemaker!
Sunday, November 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Piano Maestro Star Student, Harper Shoemaker, for the week of 12 November!
Harper practiced 0.11 hours in 1 session. She played 5 songs a total of 6 times.
Her most played song (2 times) was Vivaldi's Spring - Simplified Elementary
Way to go Harper!
Composer of the Week: J. S. Bach
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Johann Sebastian Bach ("YOH-han seh-BAST-chen BOCK")
- Born in Germany, 1685
- Died in 1750 at age 65
- Baroque Period
Compositions Include:
- Goldberg Variations
- Brandenburg Concertos
- Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
- Well-Tempered Clavier Volumes I and II
Other Details:
- Worked as a church musician and organist
- Had 20 children, many of whom were also musicians
- at age 20, walked about 250 miles to meet and hear Dietrich Buxtehude in concert
- often wrote out other people's music
