The Playground

The holidays are fast approaching! This may mean quite a long break for both teachers and students. Whether that’s a scary thought for you or a time you use to spread your creative wings, this group of helpful posts from our archives is sure to keep…

• Written by Mel Karajas on Nov 23, 2015
• concert, music, music lessons, neil moore, perform, performance, piano, piano lessons, recital, simply music, teach piano, the playground

Simply Music lessons with a teacher or online are a wonderful way to begin a lifelong relationship with music, but it doesn’t mean you have to stop there. Rachel Geans has discovered “The Usborne Classical Music Sticker Book”, a delightful, multi-sensory experience you can use as…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Nov 9, 2015
• classical music, learn, learn music, learn piano, music, music lessons, neil moore, piano, piano lessons, rachel geans, simply music, teach, teach music, teach piano, team music, usborne, usborne classical, usborne classical sticker book

  Many people have the misconception that the Simply Music program doesn’t teach music reading, but as you may have gathered in my recent article asking how important is it to read music?, we consider music-reading a valuable and wonderful tool.  However, that doesn’t mean that…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Nov 1, 2015
• gordon harvey, music, music lessons, musicianship, neil moore, piano, piano lessons, play piano, reading music, simply music, the playground

  Your Simply Music teacher will tell you that the real learning occurs more at home than in the lesson. As Neil Moore puts it, coming to a lesson is like a chef going to the market to buy his ingredients – of course that’s…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Sep 28, 2015
• achieve, goals, gordon harvey, music, music lessons, neil moore, piano, piano lessons, practice, practice makes perfect, practice makes progress, simply music, the playground, time

  “People are connecting with each other through the neuroscience of singing, their brains are changing, their hearts are opening, and they help one another”   – Tania de Jong   The founder of Simply Music, Neil Moore’s driving belief is that everybody is profoundly…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Aug 24, 2015
• creativity australia, elizabeth gaikwadopera, group music, music lessons, music theatre, neil moore, simply music, sing, sing for good, singing, song room, tania de jong, tedx, the playground, umbrellas, voice

  “We’re dealing very much with fully developed minds, but what we’re missing is that gateway, that opportunity, to walk down that path and create a new connection.” – Neil Moore   Simply Music Founder Neil Moore and Arts for Healing Founder Karen Nisenson talk…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Apr 21, 2015
• autism, gordon harvey, indiegogo, karen nisenson, learning differences, music for special needs, neil moore, simply music gateway, special needs, spectrum

I’m sitting here at home looking out of my window. It’s a beautiful morning and it’s very quiet. I’m thinking about what has happened this year. So far, I’ve traveled throughout the USA. I’ve been to Germany and Canada, and next week I head off…

• Written by Neil Moore on May 19, 2013
• inspiration, music, neil moore, piano, simply music, students, teachers, the playground

Do we reap what we sow? I’ve been thinking about this and want to talk about a recent experience. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a 17 year-old young woman called Maira Ramirez. Maira asked if I would be willing to…

• Written by Neil Moore on Mar 27, 2013
• casio, music, neil moore, piano, program, simply music, students, teachers, the playground, training

What an amazing year 2012 has been. So much has happened in the world of Simply Music. As the year comes to a close, I am reflecting on how much I appreciate not merely what has been accomplished but more so, the devotion, dedication and…

• Written by Neil Moore on Dec 4, 2012
• jy gronner, Laurie Richards, music rhapsody, neil moore, play a story, sheri reingold, simply music

  Some of my earliest memories are centered around the piano. I have an older sister and three older brothers, the eldest being only 7 years older than me. As each of the boys turned 7 years old we began piano lessons. It was one…

• Written by Neil Moore on Sep 28, 2012
• carmen cavallaro, coaching, lessons, music, neil moore, parents, piano, simply music, students, teachers, team, the playground