Yesterday I had a chance to sing the Star Spangled Banner at our local hockey team, which was on my bucket list. It was the first time I've ever been blessed to sing he National Anthem by myself that I can recall. The opportunity was filled with nerves and excitement a...
Bach out did himself when he wrote Toccata in D Minor, since it's such a popular song for Halloween time. Really enjoy this arrangement by James Bastien, where he demonstrated amazing dynamic contrasts and fun triplet rhythms. Really enjoy this arrangement to teach and...
I'm always looking for new ways to help students succeed to their ultimate potential. Especially when it comes to chords. I came across this game a few years and finally printed it off earlier this year.
The game is called Connect the Chord on Pianimation.com. Jennifer...
So this week I shares some ideas for Christmas music for the students to work on. Had a few of them say it's not even Halloween and others who were so excited to get stared. Got a text from a grandparent saying that as soon the student got home, she was practicing on a...
It's that time of the year where the studio is having so much fun with Fall, Football and Halloween Warm Ups. Including some of my favorites: Football Fumble at the Fourth and Forty and Freaky Friday. We have tons of fun with warm ups.
When it comes to creating some fun Halloween and Fall Events, think about some of the famous heroes and villains. Whether you're thinking Disney cartoons, Avengers, Super Heroes (old and new), even famous people from literature. Whether you are thinking of the main cha...
The famous Muppet hecklers are back. The brother duo Waldolf and Starler, made the Muppets more funnier. In fact, Jim Henson was the voice of Waldolf. Hope you get a good laugh out of what we did. Enjoy.
In a few more weeks, our studio is doing a Super Hero and Villain event. This week I've been working on some of the videos on my YouTube page (Andrew J. Young). Really excited about the opportunity to help our students succeed, using tools that help them do well. What...
So this week I introduced a version of Go Fish that uses the Treble and Bass Clef to help students to recognize notes better. Everyone had tons of fun. It's very basic. The student(s) get 5 cards and ask a person if they have a note in their hand. If they ask for Middl...
