Notes 88 Music Studio

We The People: 2020 Independence Day Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyVPTVlbjCU

A musical tribute well worth watching. I highly recommend this!

Celebrate the enduring values that make America strong, resilient and compassionate with an online Independence Day concert at Washington National Cathedral,...

FREE piano - near the studio - call 847-343-2871

Happy Summer !!

Here are some useful practice tips:

[05/25/20]   Amazing playlists of wonderful music FREE streaming - here:http://steinwaystreaming.com

Steinway Streaming

Listen to THIS:
Bach for Kids!
and MORE at
http://steinwaystreaming.com/steinway/Streaming#!/steinway/album.jsp?album_id=2403687

steinwaystreaming.com A musical tour of the western hemisphere illuminated by the TransAtlantic Ensemble and filled with visceral dance rhythms which spring to life with every touch of a key.

Our Virtual Spring Recital was a big hit and very successful! Thank you to all our young musicians playing the piano, drums, and flute!

Summer Session begins today and ends August 20. Sign up for some lessons at the same rate as Spring Semester! Contact us for more details -

Music Maker . Games . peg + cat | PBS KIDS

PBS has music games for young kids - like this one :
https://pbskids.org/peg/games/music-maker
Post "I know why" if you can answer my question - why does the pitch go HIGHER when you move the towers LOWER?

ALSO see https://pbskids.org/sesame/games/monster-music for more FUN!

and
https://pbskids.org/daniel/games/music-shop/

pbskids.org

Home - PTG Main Site

Students - check out https://www.ptg.org - the Piano Technicians Guild - see their Student Resources for online music games, worksheets, activities, and videos! Also tips about caring for your piano.

ptg.org

[04/01/20]   Looking for some online music activities?
CHECK THIS OUT !!

https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnology/music/

Parents: These pages show the contents (songs) contained in all the FUN Faber supplemental books! Ask your child which one they would like to have and order it (current Level)!

Music to disinfect your piano: Clair de Lune

https://youtu.be/PR-pvTFfHMA

I've been playing something that sounds much like this all week!! LOL

We have our 20-second handwashing song-- why not a song to play while we disinfect the piano?

The Circle of Fifths made clear

A GREAT and entertaining explanation of an important musical phenomenon !

http://www.themobilestudio.net In this video I explain Circle of Fifths and demonstrate some of its many uses in music composition. This video is part of a l...

Notes88 Music Studio (piano, guitar, ukelele, voice, drums and woodwinds) on Google

search.google.com Spring Semester begins January 6, 2020 See the web site at www.Notes88.com for details!

Notes88 Music Studio (piano, guitar, ukelele, voice, drums and woodwinds) on Google

search.google.com Spring Semester begins January 6, 2020 - Contact us for details!

This speaks for itself!

Vance Bollinger

My former student, Vance, playing Dolphin Dance at a gig - I'm so proud of him!

First, I want to say a big "thank you" to all who've liked my page! This one is for you. Also, those of you who know me know this is probably my favorite jazz standard, so I hope you enjoy! Recorded live July 11, 2019.

Notes 88 Music Studio

Our next Studio Community Service performance will be on Sunday, November 17, at 3:00 at Sunrise Senior Living in Schaumburg! Join us for a great music-making experience!

Notes88 Music Studio (piano, guitar, ukelele, voice, drums and woodwinds) on Google

NOW OFFERING - Piano lessons and Flute lessons in our Palatine studio on Saturday mornings! CALL 217-246-7958 to reserve your time!

search.google.com NOW OFFERING piano and flute lessons in our Palatine location on Saturday mornings!!

Do you GET it??

School is starting back up. Advocate for music in our classrooms!

[08/19/19]   Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos. Don't forget Deadline today!!! It can be used in court cases in litigation against you. Everything you've ever posted becomes public from today Even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. It costs nothing for a simple copy and paste, better safe than sorry. Channel 13 News talked about the change in Facebook's privacy policy. I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute. NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tacitly allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. FACEBOOK DOES NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO SHARE PHOTOS OR MESSAGES
Copy, Paste and Breathe

Your Daily Dose Of Smiles

Talented and Amazing Choreography 😲😲🥰🥰

As we get ready for Fall Semester, parents may find this to be useful information:

New photo added to shared album

Drum Camp !!

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7 Ways Playing A Musical Instrument Makes You Smarter – Music Makers Hub

More good reasons to learn to play an instrument!!

musicmakershub.com 7 Ways Playing A Musical Instrument Makes You Smarter malik Methods French horn, piano, oboe, ocarina, cello, violin, drums, bass, tuba, flute, harp….  So, what do all these musical instruments have to do with doing better in school, study, and communication skills? It just might surprise you how...

Summer Drum Camp - $75!

Drum Camp is July 15-19 at the studio. Open to all students in the area!

notes88.com July 15-19 at Notes88 Music Studio - 2:10 - 3:00 pm each day - Learn to read and play rhythm patters, technique, syncopation, and play along to popular songs! $75

[06/29/19]   Check the Facebook Marketplace for free pianos and keyboards nearby!!!

Spring Semester has ended! Congratulations to all students for passing AIM evaluations, playing in the Pop & Jazz Recital, participating in the Studio Ensemble Workshop, and earning trophies in the Studio Challenge. Great accomplishments!

Small Town Music Lessons

Great news!

[04/18/19]   This is not new but still pertinent!

[03/09/19]   Students and Parents: Did you know the Schaumburg Public Library has several shelves of popular and classical music for various instruments!! Go browse and check out some to read through - you may find some pieces you like and you can order the book or piece online! Upstairs on the west side.

The Independent

This mesmerising animation is remarkable

Certification Board for Music Therapists

Happy World Music Therapy Day! #musictherapy #mtbc

The link between music lessons and IQ in children. - Free Online Library

Music's impact on young brains, IQ, physical development, improved academic performance, self-discipline, social interaction, self-efficacy, and improved executive functioning - all that from weekly individual music lessons from a qualified instructor! What a GREAT idea!!

thefreelibrary.com Free Online Library: The link between music lessons and IQ in children. by "American Music Teacher"; Education Academic achievement Research Children Music education Music in education Musicians

MusicLearningCommunity.com - Welcome

Music Game/Theory/History/Listening Websites
www.musiclearningcommunity.com
This website contains hundreds of learning games of varying levels, all carefully planned to gain mastery of the elements of music theory, ear training and rhythmic skills in an exciting, challenging environment.
http://pianoeducation.org/pnokids.html
This site is just for kids—to talk to other kids about piano, listen to the Taz-man, jump to other cool places, time travel to meet a famous composer or pianist, get a great tip to help withlessons, get help with writing piano or music reports or even ask a question!
www.yellowcatpublishing.com
The Yellow Cat piano program offers students the opportunity to excel at the piano. Its learning methods enable students to learn quickly and to achieve higher levels of success than the standard music program.
http://www.funbrain.com/
Funbrain offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary.
www.datadragon.com
Learning about and listening to different instruments, reading music, musical genres and links to additional sites are the features of this site.
http://www.teoria.com/
This is a great site for music theory.
http://www.uptoten.org/
This site includes games and songs. You also can use this site to search for more related sites.
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/
"Name That Tune," a link to the American Symphony Orchestra League, Instruments, lesson plans and games all can be found on this website.
www.homeworkspot.com/theme/classicalmusic.htm
This site offers many links to quality classical music sites.
http://www.tritonemusic.com/
Features online, interactive piano lessons that can be used in conjunction with traditional piano lessons.
http://www.musictheory.net/
Includes quality theory tutorials, and interactive identification and ear training drills in note reading, key signatures, intervals and triads.
www.quia.com/web
Students can test their music knowledge with quizzes, matches, concentration card games and other activities.
www.creatingmusic.com
Elementary-age students can enjoy exploring, creating and manipulating music.
pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz
Elementary students can enjoy playing with an interactive Improvisation Station.
www.anvilstudio.com
Enable students to compose from a MIDI keyboard and add voice-overs or other audio recorded through a microphone.
http://www.smartmusic.com/
Access online accompaniments that function as virtual accompanists.
http://www.ezmusictheory.com/
This site is devoted to ear training and theory skills.
http://www.good-ear.com/
This site offers ear training and theory skills.
http://www.MakingMusicFun.net
This site contains lots of free music resources for elementary music classroom teachers, private music instructors and homeschool parents, for the purpose of building kids up in positive ways and enriching their lives with an appreciation for music and learning.
http://www.happynote.com/en/music-notes.html
Happy Note! music games (shareware and freeware) are both amusing and educational. They offer a way to learn to read music notes in treble clef and bass clef the fun way.
www.foriero.com
A music educational portal designed especially for kids and music beginners. Primarily focusing on the piano basics, they produce games to learn music easily with fun.
www.kidsclick.org
KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians—with kid-friendly results! The site includes links to kid-friendly websites about music and music history.
www.sphinxkids.org
Sphinx Kids contains interactive games and videos.
www.classicsforkids.com
Classics for Kids contains games, music lessons, lesson plans and information on composers and classical music. (For students and teachers.)
www.musick8kids.coom
Fun music stuff just for kids.
http://trainer.thetamusic.com/en
Theta Music Trainer features music and ear training games.

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