Letts Music School

See 12.17min into video ( ) - for correct posture at the piano, to avoid using the middle C approach.

https://youtu.be/Ep79J7Gdkcs?si=YOqOfjhWYFDbO3sO

Keep your arms at your shoulder width wherever possible.

Have your arms relaxed, and your body and hands warmed up before piano practise (light exercises and wear gloves where necessary before practise to warm the fingers up).
Posture and the piano - some useful tips here from Prodigies

https://prodigies.com/kids-piano-posture-tips/

https://prodigies.com/kids-piano-posture-tips/

Teaching Essential PianoTechnique with Penelope Roskell - Webinar Replay In this webinar, Penelope Roskell shares the rationale behind her new series of piano technique books for children, Essential Piano Technique. Watch as Penel...

Sing along and dance to this popular tune "the farmer in the dell"

The Farmer in the Dell Ms. Gibbons 4th Graders singing and playing.

Tokio Myers Lullaby

Tokio Myers - Malaya's Song (Lullaby) - YouTube Music This piece was inspired by the birth of my first daughter, & as of recent, the passing of my father. If I hadn't gone to dark places in life and explored as...

Sounds very exciting!

Kayden Kelly - so absolutely inspiring!

Kayden Kelly Kayden Kelly is the first place Senior Division winner of the Nina Simon Competition and a 2023 Junior Cliburn Festival Artist. He began playing piano at age five and made his recital debut at age 11 at the National Theater of Costa Rica for the Costa Rican Vice President. Kayden has performed three...

How wonderful to see the young excelling and enjoying their music!

Kayden Kelly - Salon de Virtuosi solo performance in NYC at the Kosciuszko Foundation Solo piano performance at the Salon de Virtuosi at "Autumn in New York" at the beautiful Kosciuszko Foundation on November 15, 2023 at 7 p.m.I spoke about ea...

Laughter is the best medicine.
Music can be too!

Music therapy: stress & mindfulness Dr. Lisa Jervis, an OB-GYN at Novant Health Integrative Medicine, plays the guitar.

Wonderful to meet you today Jyrki.

Am looking forward to using your books on and

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A brilliant sight to behold!

Fascinating to learn about the research on with - thank you

three stage model for supporting in

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Here is a popular teaching video from Prodigies demonstrating the handsigns for solfege.

https://youtu.be/Ny2nx3nInv4?si=Ke-FW_UZbP7wJzzr

Singing w/ the Solfége Hand Signs - Prodigies Music Lessons Develop a musical ear and more tuneful singing by using the Solfege Hand-Signs, Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti and Do.By attaching a bilateral and kinesthetic motion ...

I've found that the are ideal for teaching and .

Below is a helpful video from Prodigies explaining how parents can help their children at home.

https://youtu.be/tmgtrUpkfes?si=twvOzYyRiJt1AEiE

Top 10 Secrets to Teaching Kids Music - Parent/Teacher Training Webinar from Prodigies.com *10 Favorite Strategies and Methods*With a focus on preschool & elementary school students, we'll teach you the overarching principles that have made our mus...

Looking forward to the week ahead, learning as much as I possibly can from international music professors on how to better teach music! How to better meet the diverse learning needs of students. Particularly early years and neurodiverse learners. Am spending this coming week at the ISME 2024 conference for the International Society of Music Educators.

Sat 27.07.24 - it was a very early start this morning as we set off, but we have finally made it to Helsinki Finland. In good time, ready to attend the ISME 2024 conference for the International Society of Music Educators.

Thank you 🙏 so very much Geo Smirnov Rusu for your very kind words. So very pleased to hear that you and L enjoyed yourselves yesterday afternoon. 🤩



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Thank you so very much to my very generous and for the beautiful 🤩 gifts, the gorgeous flowers and this very pretty

Mon 22.07.24 - what a gem!

Fri 19.07.24 - today my piano teacher Geoff Willett presented me with my DipVCM(hons) diploma in piano performance with honours (hons) Victoria College of Music and Drama, London.

Tuesday 16.07.24 - the cathedral service for the Derby graduands.

Weds 17.07.24 - I graduated with my LLM Master of Laws in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (Merit)


University of Derby

It was truly wonderful to meet with the Minister, and with Cathy, and all of the fabulous people at Georgetown Methodist Church Jersey CI who came to speak to my Mother and I this morning.

We really appreciate your kindness and how welcoming you were to us both. Thank you too for your 🙏 prayers.

So pleased to hear that you enjoyed the music too!