The Playground

Image via Gavin Whitner (http://musicoomph.com) In search of the first chord Have you ever wondered when the first ever chord was played? How did it happen? Where did it happen? What is a chord? And […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Nov 8, 2017
• chords, History, music, music education, piano, simply music, the playground

If you’re as old as I am, you might remember a now largely vanished delight: walking into a record store and being instantly struck by something fantastic being played over the speakers, or seeing a […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Oct 25, 2017
• daniel kielman, Discover Music, gordon harvey, music, music education, New Music, piano, simply music, streaming music, the playground

We asked Stacie Davison some questions to gain some insight into her role here at Simply Music, what lights her up musically and some facts that make her the person she is. Your full name: […]

• Written by Stephanie Iadanza on Oct 18, 2017
• interview, music, piano, simply music, Simply Music Team, Stacie Davison, stephanie iadanza, the playground

Our wide-ranging and talented community of Simply Music Teachers and associates include an array of gifted professional songwriters and composers. We asked a bunch of them to share a little about how they work. We […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Oct 10, 2017
• eliette roslin, gordon harvey, jennifer lee, katie knipp, mark s. meritt, music, music education, piano, Scott Ferreter, simply music, songwriting, the playground, Write Music, Write Songs

My teenage son makes an awesome cup of coffee. He bought himself a ’70s percolator and spent a considerable time experimenting with different techniques, grinds, brewing times and who knows what else. Now that he’s […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Oct 3, 2017
• gordon harvey, learn, lessons, piano, play, practice, Simple Things, simply music, technique

We are overjoyed to finally make the Simply Music Gateway Program available to Simply Music Teachers and their students. In this post Karen Nisenson, its creator (along with Neil Moore) talks about the benefits of […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Sep 26, 2017
• karen nisenson, lessons, music, piano, simply music, simply music gateway, special needs, student, teacher

There have been many professional and semi-professional musicians on the Simply Music team. Gretta Dunn is one of them, forging a growing career as an alt-country singer-songwriter (as Gretta Ziller) around her work for us. […]

• Written by Stephanie Iadanza on Sep 19, 2017
• Album, Country, gretta dunn, gretta ziller, interview, music, musician, professional, simply music, Singer, Songwriter

At Simply Music, we are committed to music as a whole-of-life experience, starting from birth, and even earlier. Although the focus of the Simply Music Piano program is obviously about playing the instrument, children don’t […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Sep 5, 2017
• Education, gordon harvey, interview, Lynn Kleiner, music, music rhapsody, music teacher, piano, robin keehn, simply music

I previously wrote an article for the playground discussing how the way you listen to music compensates the artists that create it. But putting aside that issue, streaming music services are worth exploring if only […]

• Written by Daniel Kielman on Aug 15, 2017
• gordon harvey, music, music education, Music Services, piano, simply music, streaming music, the playground

Sasha is one of the most successful and respected DJs and electronic music producers in the world. A multiple award winner and Grammy nominee, he has performed worldwide to huge audiences and remixed artists like […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Jul 26, 2017
• Dj Sasha, gordon harvey, learn piano, lessons, music, music education, performance, piano, piano lessons, simply music, students, teachers, the playground