Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach

Mozart's does 12 variations of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

This girl is only 11 years old and she's amazing.  Notice her technique, posture, and how she makes it sound effortless.

A Little Inspiration

I love listening and watching Jon Schmidt play.  He brings the piano to life!  I hope you enjoy it too.

Voice Students - Solfege

The Kodály approach emphasizes the importance of learning how to sing on pitch. In the 18th century, John Spencer Curwen drew upon an earlier music teaching system known as Norwich Sol-fa, which had been devised by Sarah Glover, and developed hand signs to go with the solfege syllables (do re mi, etc.). Kodály integrated these hand signs into his teaching methods. Hand signs are a way of giving a physical placement for a vocal pitch. The low "do" begins at your midsection. Each pitch is then above the previous one. Thus, you have the hand signs going up when the pitch goes up. The upper "do" is at eye level. http://www.classicsforkids.com/teachers/training/handsigns.asp

Voice Books

For all of you that are interested in doing singing lessons here is a list of music that I would recommend.  I require that the book you purchase comes with an accompaniment CD. You can either have Roper Music order a book for you or purchase it online.  (I found all of these on amazon.com.)

• More Disney Solos for Kids (Vocal Collection) [Paperback]Hal Leonard Corp. (Author)
• Hal Leonard Disney Solos For Kids Vocal Collection Book and CD Other products by Hal Leonard
• Kids' Broadway Songbook (Book/CD) (Vocal Collection) [Paperback]Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)
• Solos from Musicals for Kids (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Louise Lerch (Author)
• Solos for Kids (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Louise Lerch (Author)
• The Teen's Musical Theatre Collection: Young Women's Edition (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Louise Lerch (Author)
• Girls Songs From Musicals BK/CD (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] VARIOUS (Author)
• Broadway Presents! Teen Female Vocal Anthology: A Treasury of Songs from Stage & Film, Specially Designed for Teen Singers![Paperback] Staff (Author), Alfred Publishing (Author), Lisa DeSpain (Editor)
• Musical Theatre Anthology for Teens: Young Women's Edition (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Edvard Grieg - Morning Mood - Piano

Musical Terms

Here is a site if your child needs help with the 3 Way Matching worksheet.

Musical Terms