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I Found Your Keys – Interview with Laurie Richards & Neil Moore

I Found Your Keys Written by Laurie Richards Laurie Richards is an accomplished musician and music educator. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in the 1980s and worked as an Accountant for several years. During that time she also taught…

Written by Allison Gray on Sep 8, 2022
I Found Your Keys, interview, Laurie Richards, music, music education, piano, playing-based music education, simply music, the playground

A World Where Everyone Plays by Bernadette E. Ashby – Book Review

A World Where Everyone Plays is a collection of stories of how Simply Music has impacted people’s lives. Each chapter is written by a student, teacher or loved one. The stories vary from a ten-year-old student, to a professional circus clown, to a retired teacher,…

Written by Allison Gray on Aug 8, 2022
A world where everyone plays, Bernadette Ashby, book review, music, music education, piano, playing-based music education, simply music, the playground

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