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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.
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‘Strings Attached’ Co-Author Offers Solutions for Education – WSJ
The bottom line, Prof. Weisberg told me, is that creativity goes back in many ways to the basics. “You have to immerse yourself in a discipline before you create in that discipline. It is built on a foundation of learning … Continue reading
How to Play Joy to the World
I have made a series of video lectures detailing how to play Joy to the World on the violin. The version of Joy to the World being used in this series is part of the Open String Christmas collection for … Continue reading
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Tagged Handel, Joy to the World, music education, open string Christmas, play violin, teaching, violin
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Concerto Workshop 2013
Just a reminder! Concerto Workshop registration is due next week. concerto workshop 2013
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Tagged bass, cello, concerto, music, music education, piano, viola, violin
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Music Camp Early Registration
Just a Reminder! Music Camp Early Registration Discount ends on May 15th. If you have lost your form, download it here. Way Out West Music Camp Form
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Tagged bass, bells, cello, clarinet, drums, flute, french horn, music, music camp, music education, oboe, percussion, piano, sax, teaching, trombone, trumpet, viola, violin
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Music Camp
Way Out West Music Camp Information Music Camp will take place at Trinity Church in Beaver, PA from June 10 through June 14th. “Way Out West” is the the theme for the musical selections.
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Tagged band, bass, Beaver PA, cello, clarinet, drums, flute, french horn, music, music camp, music education, oboe, orchestra, percussion, piano, sax, string orchestra, teaching, trombone, trumpet, viola, violin
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Symbol Saturday
Do you know what this musical symbol is? Draw it and write your answer in your notebook and bring it to your next lesson. (1 point)
Five Facts
Today’s Point Contest challenge is more personal. What have you learned during Point Contest that you did not know at the beginning of the year? Submit your five facts in the comments. (5 points)
Write a Duet
1. Print the staff paper. 2. Draw your clef at the beginning of the first staff. Draw the clef for your second instrument at the beginning of the second staff. 3. Draw your time signature for both instruments. For this … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, music education, music lesson, point contest, postaday, write a duet
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Seeing Intervals
Today’s worksheet incorporates all the intervals we have discussed in the last six weeks. Print the Interval Challenge worksheet. Label each interval correctly. (2 points) Begin with a note that is correct for your clef, play the exercise in a major … Continue reading
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Tagged fifth, fourth, interval, music, music education, music lesson, note, point contest, postaday, second, seventh, sixth, third
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Tempo Tuesday
Vivace Define the musical tempo. Submit your answer by email or on paper at your next lesson. (2 points)
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Tagged music education, point contest, postaday, tempo tuesday
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