30 Days of Music Theory – Half way update

On December 1, 2012 I announced my goal to study music theory every day for 30 days. I started off strong spending 30 minutes reading through lessons at www.musictheory.net/. On other days I read lessons in Alfred’s Essentials …

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An Organist’s Christmas – Concert 12/7/12

Ted and I attended the concert entitled An Organist’s Christmas on 12/07/2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor., MI It was presented by the Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the …

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30 day challenge – Music Theory

I recently discovered the TED talk of Matt Cutts encouraging people to try something new for 30 days. This video has over 3 million views and is only a few minutes long so watch it! …

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A coincidence, I think not

Sunday evening I decided to listen to an episode of The Joy Of Music while doing some cleaning. I almost could not believe my ears! Diane Bish played her arrangement of “All Creatures of Our God and …

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A corrected mistake is evidence of progress!

As described in my last post, my November lesson was a bit tough. However, I did show some improvement. While playing “Like a River Glorious”, I played a wrong note in the pedal line. I immediately corrected …

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Why to practice as recommended – November 2012 Lesson

Lessons go better when the advice of the teacher is followed! Last Saturday, I had an organ lesson with Michael. I was very optimistic going into the lesson. I was confident that Michael would be …

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Michael Gartz Organ Recital 10-28-2012

Last Sunday afternoon Michael Gartz, my teacher, played a delightful recital at Trinity Episcopal Church. I attended along with my husband and many other listeners eager to hear the organ. The pipe organ is located in the balcony …

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Dear Blog

Dear Blog, It’s been over two weeks since we have spent time together.You are probably thinking this means I’ve spent more time at the organ bench practicing. In reality, I’ve been busy having good intentions …

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