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Music Tech and Piano – some quick notes

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

Music Technology: Basically divides into a few categories: 1. Student skill development [Alfred Music theory series, several iPad music “games” like NoteWorks, for ex.] 2….

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Recording your students – some thoughts

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

There was a posting on a LinkedIn group  about how to go about recording your students. Although the post was primarily about what gear to…

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Teaching……

Posted in : Teaching on by : Tom Rule

I swore I’d never teach. Really! After earning my undergrad degree [in Piano Performance] I was so burned out I swore I’d never teach. I…

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What’s a lesson like?

Posted in : Teaching on by : Tom Rule

I had one teacher in Grad school who would sit back and just listen to my playing. He’d sip on his coffee, make few comments,…

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Teaching Piano with a Nintendo DSi?

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

Yup – that little game system can indeed be a useful tool when teaching piano. It has several advantages – it’s cheap, relatively speaking, is…

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Class is in Session: The Music Biz

Posted in : Teaching on by : Tom Rule

From an origianl  post by Brian Corber  on Linkedin. Brian is a Music Lawyer, and has graciously granted permission for me to re-publish this. Check…

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Keyboards vs. Pianos – the difference?

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

What’s the Difference – from teaching, learning, and Musician’s perspective? Some semi-random thoughts. There’s nothing like playing a well-maintained concert grand. NOTHING. But few people…

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Piano vs. Keyboards – what’s the difference?

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

What’s the Difference – from teaching, learning, and Musician’s perspective? Some semi-random thoughts. There’s nothing like playing a well-maintained concert grand. NOTHING. But few people…

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Using technology to teach piano

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

First, my setup: 1) I teach on a digital piano (not a great one, but it’s what I have available in the music store where…

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My, how technology has changed Music Appreciation

Posted in : Teaching, Technology on by : Tom Rule

At the risk of sounding like an old geezer…… this came to mind as I taught my last Music App class of the semester. My…

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