Friday Finds #189: Condolences and Congratulations

 

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The piano pedagogy world has experienced a great loss in the passing of Nancy Bachus.

You may be most familiar with some of her publications including Exploring Piano Classics, Beyond the (Baroque/Classical/Romantic) Spirit, and Alfred’s Great Music & Musicians: An Overview of Music History.

 

2

Bluegrass music makes it into my playlist often. One group I have been especially fond of is The Arcadian Wild. Some of my favorite pieces include (links to the songs will open in Spotify):

Blue Eyed Girl
The Food Truck Blues
Wander. Wonder.
The Ballad of Donnie Gene

 

3

Everyone is going bonkers for Rock out Loud, but here’s some great information on how Zoom is stepping up from Davis Dorough over at Creative Piano Teacher – High-Fidelity Music Mode in Zoom.

 

4

Life is Too Short (Joshua Becker | Becoming Minimalist)

 

5

Louisiana: Images of the Pelican State (The Atlantic)

 

6

How one kid can destroy the performance of John Cage solo for sliding trombone.

This is hilarious and, bless his heart, the performer was a trooper! The title is wrong though in my opinion. The kid didn’t destroy the solo – the solo brought the child great joy! 🙂 I’m with the kid – it’s a hilarious solo! LOL.

If you don’t want to watch the whole thing, the highlight starts around 3-min in.

 

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Send piano tuning reminders to your studio families. (Sara Campbell | Saras Music Studio)

 

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Congrats to Sara, by the way on her rebranding from Sara Campbell-Biz Coach to Savvy Music Studio.

 

9

Load up on some great Halloween sheet music to give out over the next few weeks! Favorite Sheet Music Piano Solos for Halloween.

 

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Here are some ideas for easy meals as you’re getting back into the swing of teaching.