The Playground

  Amazing Grace is a beautiful song. And, as is apparent from Neil’s introduction of it in both the foundation materials (Levels 1 and 2) as well as in the variations, it’s also a wonderful […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on May 30, 2012
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How many things can you think of that have nasty side effects? Medicines. Technologies. Political policies. Even just things we’ve said or done to people we know. How many times have you been thrust into […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Apr 8, 2012
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I remember hiring a car on a holiday a few years ago. We could only tune the radio to one station, playing popular music, and as the songs cycled by, I started to realize that […]

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Apr 8, 2012
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The term “Coaching” brings many things to mind but perhaps the most common is the image of a professional sports coach—like Vince Lombardi or soccer coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Professional sports coaches train athletes to […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Dec 16, 2011
• art, coaching, lessons, music, piano, play, robin keehn, simply music, students, teachers, the playground

  What do raising children, going to school, holding down a job, and taking piano lessons have in common? They each start with a goal that requires a long term commitment! In Simply Music, we […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Sep 24, 2011
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  In January of this year my first grandchild was born. His name is Jack and he was named in honor of my father who passed away last year. Baby Jack’s birth was very complicated […]

• Written by Neil Moore on Jul 20, 2011
• music, neil moore, piano, simply music, the playground

Last month, you saw how the Formula for Success could help you better understand yourself as a student and point the way toward improving your results. The 100 possible points came from ten different success factors. […]

• Written by Guest Contributor on Apr 26, 2011
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Recently a colleague reminded me of a letter that I sent out to all of our teachers in early 2009. The letter is a transcript of a Welcome Address delivered to freshmen at Boston Conservatory. […]

• Written by Neil Moore on Dec 20, 2010
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Recently a colleague reminded me of a letter that I sent out to all of our teachers in early 2009. The letter is a transcript of a Welcome Address delivered to freshmen at Boston Conservatory. […]

• Written by Neil Moore on Dec 20, 2010
• boston conservatory, founder, karl paulnack, music, musician, neil moore, pianist, piano, simply music, students, teachers, the playground

Recently I went to a wonderful concert featuring trio Ensemble Liaison. They comprise a pianist, a cellist and a clarinettist, and for a classical group, they show an admirable sense of adventure. In the first […]

• Written by SM Admin on Dec 20, 2010
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