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About miriamtroxler

Miriam Troxler resides in Beaver, Pa, where she runs a private music studio. After graduation from Chatham University, she toured in Europe with the Continental Singers Orchestra as principal cellist. A long time member of Greenville Symphony Orchestra, she is also the founder and musical director of CelloBrationS. Miriam enjoys composing and arranging with several published pieces to date.

Seeing Intervals

Part of reading music quickly is the ability to see intervals. The most basic part of this skill is being able to tell if the note is a line note or a space note. For a line note, a line … Continue reading

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Tempo Tuesday

Presto Define the musical tempo. Submit your answer by email or on paper at your next lesson. (2 points)

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Listening

One way to improve your musicianship is to listen to great performances. During point contest, classical music listening is worth 1 point per hour.  Remember to record it on your listening chart. It is easy to incorporate more music into … Continue reading

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Point Contest 2013

Point contest begins January 1, 2013. For six weeks musical points are awarded at lessons. Each category has a first, second, and third place trophy winner. Point Contest Rules Follow the blog for tips and hints to get the most … Continue reading

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A Day in Pittsburgh – Heinz Hall

Leaving PPG Wintergarden, I made my way over to Heinz Hall. The garden adjacent to the building still had roses blooming. In December, it is very unusual to see such a flash of color. This is the sixth street entrance to … Continue reading

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Blog of the Year 2012 Award

Thank-you Eunice http://nutsfortreasure.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award. I am nominating the following blogs for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award. http://stuffitellmysister.me/ http://cindyknoke.com/ http://petit4chocolatier.wordpress.com/ http://petra365.wordpress.com/ http://sethsnap.com/ http://transcendingbordersblog.wordpress.com/ http://margaretsmiscellany.com/ http://lifetoreset.wordpress.com/ http://lovethybike.wordpress.com/ The ‘rules’ for this … Continue reading

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PPG Gingerbread

This gallery contains 42 photos.

A very small sampling of the creativity in the Gingerbread Village.

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Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Thank-you Tazein, http://transcendingbordersblog.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. The rules for The Very Inspiring Blog Award are as follows: 1.  Display the award logo on your blog. 2.  Link back to the person who nominated you. 3.  … Continue reading

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PPG Santas

This gallery contains 17 photos.

The PPG Wintergarden has a display of Santas from around the world. Each has a life-sized figure, a painting, and a book describing the tradition.

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Share the music

I heard this week that Tessa and Chloe played The Joyous Birth in church the Sunday after the recital. Congratulations Tessa and Chloe Natalia played Jingle Bells for her kindergarten class on Show and Share Day. Congratulations Natalia

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