03 Jul 2023
By Shelly Davis
PPP 340: Ten Takeaways for Piano Parents from My Recent TMTA Conference Experience

PPP 340: Ten Takeaways for Piano Parents from My Recent TMTA Conference Experience

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Every June, our Texas Music Teachers Association hosts a conference for teachers, students, and parents. It is one of my favorite weeks of the year!I thought I would use this tenth episode to bring you along with me to the conference and share a few parent takeaways.Click here for more tenth episode lists. Listen to the full episode here Free Ear Training ResourceCameron Dennis (from PPP 208 and PPP 275) shared his free online ear training site.You can check it out at www.LionTheory.com.National Endowment for the ArtsDr. Jane Chu presented our opening key note address. She was the chair of…
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18 Jul 2022
By Shelly Davis
PPP 300: Ten Episodes for New Listeners

PPP 300: Ten Episodes for New Listeners

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Happy Anniversary!! The podcast is celebrating its sixth year and the milestone of 300 episodes!If you are a new listener, this episode is the perfect place to start. On today's show, I am highlighting ten of the different types of episodes you can expect to hear. Listen to the full episode here Every episode that ends in the number ZERO is a list of ten somethings.You can search the full archive and listen to any previous episode any time you want.Click this link to find other lists of ten.One of the most popular lists of ten somethings is PPP 110:…
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14 Dec 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP221: Teacher Interview Spotlight on Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff

PPP221: Teacher Interview Spotlight on Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff

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This is the next to last episode for 2020. Last week we ran down some of the most popular episodes of the year so this week I thought we would highlight some of the wonderful teacher interviews. In the podcast, you will hear short excerpts from each of my interviews with Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff. If you scroll through the show notes below, you will find links to listen to their original interviews in full. Listen to the full episode here In PPP201, we learned about listening from Dorothy Yan Dorothy currently teaches at the Musical Arts Center…
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07 Dec 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP220: Ten Things – CHRISTMAS! Edition

PPP220: Ten Things – CHRISTMAS! Edition

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Several years ago I established a tradition for our family. Every Christmas Eve, after we've had our evening meal and we're still gathered around the dining table (a rarity for us to all be at the same table!) we pull out a journal and write the word C H R I S T M A S down the left side. As a family we review the previous year and list highlights that fit the letters. That little journal has become a documented history of our kids as they've grown up and has marked some memorable occasions for our family. I…
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10 Aug 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP205: Marvin Blickenstaff talks about Shaping the Sound

PPP205: Marvin Blickenstaff talks about Shaping the Sound

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Marvin Blickenstaff rightly says, "Music is a lot more than playing the right notes and playing the right rhythm. Music is basically expressive sound. The reason for music's existence is to express who we are as human beings and the feelings that we have as we go through life's journey." Listen to the full episode here Shaping the Sound With all the information composers and publishers place on the music score, there is still much more that goes into shaping the sound to create beautiful, expressive music.Here are a few of the Shaping the Sound Rules of Thumb Marvin mentions on…
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