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Piano Maestro: Two New FREE Valentine’s Songs!

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Students will enjoy learning to play smash hit “Sugar” by Maroon 5 and “Dancing Cheek to Cheek” by Fred Astaire just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Each song has multiple versions for all skill levels.

Check out these new songs in the Pop & Rock category in the Library.

Students in the O’Connor Music Studio have free access to Piano Maestro for as long as they are students here.

Piano Maestro Update!

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It’s now going to be even easier for students’ parents to get involved with Piano Maestro.

The author of Piano Maestro, JoyTunes, will automatically send parents an email which will update them on their child’s progress through engaging content including the week’s highlights, fun trivia facts related to songs played, skills learned and shared moments.

Please take advantage of this great new feature so that your student can get the most of out of piano lessonsl

November Webinar Follow-up

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All kinds of tips and info for Piano Maestro and iPad in general. Keep this handy!

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The Pedagogy Behind the Maestro

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A HUGE word of thanks to the following teachers for providing

inspiring and resourceful maestromonials on behalf of Piano Maestro...

Jeannine Zwiebel, Susan Bagot, Debbie Wiser, Susan Paradis, Jennifer Foxx,

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Piano Maestro: Vivaldi’s Spring

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Vivaldi, one of the greatest baroque composers, has a very interesting story. He ran an orphanage in the 18th century in Italy that became famous all over the western world for its musically talented children. A lot of his pieces were written for specific children in his school. Vivaldi learned the violin from his father, and was trained as a priest. He was nicknamed “the red priest” for his red hair and was apparently somewhat sure of himself, having claimed once he can compose a concerto faster than it can be copied.

Vivaldi wrote over 500 pieces, most of which are lost today. He is considered one of the greatest musical landmarks in history, having inspired many composers that followed him, including J.S.Bach and others.

Other fun facts about Vivaldi can be found here.

Vivaldi’s Spring is available on Piano Maestro, which is available to my students free of charge.

Piano Maestro A Parent’s Guide

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It will be fun watching your child improve their piano skills all while having fun using Piano Maestro in lessons each week!

As your child’s teacher (or YOUR teacher!), I’m looking forward to seeing the progress they will make when they start using it at home each day. This guide will help you understand how this app will benefit your child and how to get it set up on your own iPad.

 

Overview
What is Piano Maestro?

Piano Maestro is the ultimate piano practice tool that will have students quickly playing their favorite classical, pop, rock, TV and video game songs and themes. It is available in the App Store and works on the iPad.

 

What skills does it improve?
• Note reading
• Sight reading
• Rhythm
• Inner pulse
• Confidence

 

What makes it so fun?
• Upbeat background tracks
• Stunning graphics
• Instant rewards and feed back
• Satisfaction of playing REAL music

 

It works with an acoustic piano?

Yes! Your child practices on your real acoustic or digital piano. Piano Maestro listens from the iPad’s built in microphone. No wires needed.

 

I’m already paying for lessons and books. What value does this add?

Sometimes I wish I could be there with your child to encourage them to keep practicing daily. I’m sure it’s not always easy, as unforeseen challenges will arise.

Since our time each week is just too short, this app will give me eyes on the ground and it will keep them practicing longer and improving more quickly.

 

How will it be used in lessons?

I will spend a few minutes of each lesson helping your child master a couple of new songs all while having fun! I will also teach them how to use the practice options at home.

At the end of the lesson, we will choose Home Challenge assignments within the app that will show up in your account at home. I’ll get updates when progress is made.

 

Getting Started
Wow, this sounds awesome. Now, how do I get started?

1) Download Piano Maestro on your iPad from the AppStore
2) Create a JoyTunes account with a parent’s email, under which, you can have multiple profiles for each member of the family.
3) Create a profile for each family member (that means you too Mom and Dad!) inside the Parent/Teacher zone (top right hand corner of main screen)
4) Connect to your teacher, me! After creating a profile in the “profiles” tab of the parent/teacher zone, select the student’s profile and click “connect to teacher.” Once I approve connection to your child, they will receive full access to all content for FREE! I will then also begin receiving weekly progress reports.
5) Start Playing – I will now start assigning you homework, meanwhile get started on Journey Mode.

 

There is one change in the video below – when you connect to the O’Connor Music Studio, Piano Maestro is free forever.

Piano Maestro

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NOTE:  This app has been renamed to Piano Maestro.

The O’Connor Music Studio has a copy of this app if you (or your student) would like to try it during a lesson.

I see great potential with this app and think it could be useful for you at home.

It’s a fun game that can be used with a piano, the iPad or it can be hooked up to an electric keyboard

Read a review at Piano Mania Review » 148Apps » iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch App Reviews and News.