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    Beyond the breakthrough nature of our methodology, another unique feature of the Simply Music Program is its deep concern with the nature of learning itself – the behavioral aspects of the way we […]

• Written by SM Admin on Jul 6, 2017
• Book, Long-Term Relationships, music, music education, neil moore, piano, simply music, the playground

This month we celebrate a birthday of an unusual kind. You might call it the birthday of the right to properly celebrate birthdays. And surprisingly, it’s just a first birthday, because on June 30, 2016, […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Jun 20, 2017
• chords, gordon harvey, Happy Birthday, learn piano, music, music education, piano, play piano, Public Domain, simply music, simply music piano, songs, the playground

Can you think of any activity in your life that you were perfect at the very first time you did it? Here are a few things that that applies to for me: Contactless credit card […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Jun 6, 2017
• coaching, improvisation, learn piano, learning, performance, playing, Simply Music The Playground Music Piano Music Education, student

I once attended a workshop with the British singer Sheila Chandra in which she sang a whole bunch of songs from various world cultures over a two-note drone. It was amazing the rich variety of […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on May 10, 2017
• chords, gordon harvey, gretta dunn, music, music education, musicians, One Chord Songs, piano, Play Music, self expression, simply music, the playground

The Playground has previously posted a list of some of films worth watching in which our favorite instrument, the Piano, was featured prominently. Following up on that post, I’d like to share some notable films […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Apr 26, 2017
• Composers, composing, daniel kielman, music, music education, musicians, piano, simply music, the playground

We asked Dwight Chesbro some questions to gain some insight into his role here at Simply Music, what lights him up musically and some facts that make him the person he is. Your full name: […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Apr 11, 2017
• daniel kielman, Dwight Chesbro, Intreview, music, music education, piano, simply music, the playground

March 29, 2017 isn’t just any ordinary day when it comes to the world of Piano. A worldwide group of likeminded individuals decided that because this day is the 88th day of the year it […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Mar 28, 2017
• create, daniel kielman, Innovative Keyboards, music, music education, piano, piano day, play, self expression, simply music, the playground

Our voice is the original musical instrument – portable, always available, universal and versatile. Instruments created entirely new worlds of sounds. With those new sounds came different layers of music, no longer strictly melody but […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Mar 14, 2017
• Beatboxing, create, daniel kielman, improvisation, music, music education, piano, self expression, songwriting, the playground

The 21st century is a great time to be a music lover. But it’s not such a great time for musicians. Not all of the new ways of finding and listening to music pay the […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Mar 1, 2017
• Artists, Consumer Trends, daniel kielman, music, music education, musicians, piano, simply music, support, the playground

In our last discussion about the diversity of Jazz, we cast a very broad net to show how varied music can be under the jazz umbrella. This time I thought we could explore just how […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Feb 15, 2017
• Autumn Leaves, create, gordon harvey, music, music education, musical, musician, piano, simply music, the playground