New Safari Method Books for Beginners Offers Outstanding Guidance for Teachers Too

Last summer,I attended a ½-day workshop on a new method called Piano Safari which was created by Dr. Julie Knerr and Katherine Fisher.  I never expected that I’d completely rethink and reconstruct everything I was doing after it was over.  I di

Music for a small bunch

A Chamber Music Initiative! Coming up this Thursday is a very unique program led by one of our members, Renée Robbins with Sara and Ian Cumming on cello and violin.  It is entitled “Your students have trio partners: now what will they play?R

Teaching Compositions from Latin America

  About a decade ago, after the conclusion of one of my students’ recitals, the father of one jokingly said that he looked forward to hearing the pieces again next year.  Now, I think I have always taken pains to assign varied and interest

An Exciting Lineup for 2014-2015!

  Here’s Announcing the Guild’s guest lecturers, performers and workshop presenters for the 2014-2015 year! These events all take place at Kerrytown Concert House, and are conducted in conjunction with the Guild’s monthly ̶