The Music Notes Blog

Feb 2, Tablature or Standard Notation for my 11-Year-Old?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:14:46 GMT

Hi Dana, Thank you for your web site. I just found it! I have 3 children, we homeschool and love it. My 11 y.o. son loves the guitar, and seems good at

Jan 27, Printable Sheet Music for Piano "Largo" from "The New World Symphony" - FREE!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:50:56 GMT

Printable sheet music for piano "Largo" from Dvorak's "New World Symphony," free! This beautiful orchestral piece is also known as "Going Home," with sweet words that match the warmth of the melody.

Jan 26, Inexpensive way to Email/Share files

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:02:01 GMT

If you upload an original file to a free MediaFire account you can link your students to the URL for downloading or if you have a web page for your students.

Jan 21, Teaching Autistic Children Music...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:50:23 GMT

I have exclusively taught autistic children music, both in school and privately for the past ten years. Much of the information given in this article

Jan 15, Free Piano Keyboard Diagram to Print Out for Your Students

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:58:23 GMT

Music education? Music resources? A plain, blank paper piano keyboard diagram is one of the best all-around tools a music teacher has. Let your piano and guitar students fill in the piano keys.

Jan 13, Reminds Me of High School

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:59:14 GMT

I sang a song very similar to this one when I was in High School. It was Across the Wide Missouri (the version as sung by Ray Price), and you're right,

Jan 13, Voi che sapete sheet music for mezzo-sopranos, FREE, in three keys

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:38:32 GMT

Voi che sapete sheet music for mezzo-sopranos, FREE, in three keys! This beautiful aria from Mozart's greatest opera "The Marriage of Figaro" (Le Nozze di Figaro) is familiar even to non-opera lovers.

Jan 10, Thank You for Age-Appropriate Sheetmusic

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:47:47 GMT

I just wanted to say what a relief it is to find a resource that isn't smothered with baby pictures. I have older beginners learning at the moment and

Jan 7, Piano Sheet Music for Kids "Snake Charmer," Free! With Left Hand Chords

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:01:14 GMT

Piano sheet music for kids "Snake Charmer" free! This traditional song has a familiar melody but new words, and provides just enough of a challenge to make it ideal piano sheet music for beginners.

Dec 23, My Experience with Autism and Music

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:29:28 GMT

I have Asperger Syndrome myself. I started playing drums when I was 7. I am almost 16 now. I'm starting to play piano now. Although I'm not a teacher

Dec 20, Free Christmas Songs for Beginner Piano Students: Deck the Halls, Four Versions

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:18:26 GMT

Free Christmas Songs: Deck the Halls free kids sheet music: give your students this well-known, beloved Christmas carol. Four arrangements from easy to early intermediate.

Dec 15, Free Christmas Sheet Music "Away in a Manger" for Piano, Three Levels

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:30:47 GMT

Free Christmas sheet music "Away in a Manger" for 3 levels of piano. Choose to play off a lead sheet with chords, a middle C version, or a regular arrangement with broken chords in the left hand.

Dec 15, Please Could You Put the Names on the Notes?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:57:44 GMT

Please could you put it like: EEFGGFED As I can understand that! ;) Dana: Hi, Anonymous. I see that you have already figured out the beginning of

Dec 13, Free Christmas Songs: "Angels We Have Heard on High" for Treble Instruments

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:56:47 GMT

Free Christmas songs for piano, voice, and other instruments. Lead sheets in 6 keys, and 3 levels of piano arrangements, with all the Christmas carol lyrics!

Dec 12, How Can I Coordinate Sheet Music Between Piano and Guitar?

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:43:30 GMT

Hello, My granddaughter Hannah 12-y.o. is very keen to learn the guitar - she has an electric and an acoustic guitar, and also a ukulele. I have a

Dec 8, I'm New to Guitar -- Which Notes Do I Play?

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:51:21 GMT

Hi, I am fairly new to playing guitar. I have a question about Greensleeves. Above each measure is a chord diagram...Am, C, G, Em. Are those the notes

Dec 2, Free Christmas Sheet Music "We Three Kings" for Early Intermediate Piano

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:43:29 GMT

Free Christmas sheet music "We Three Kings" for early intermediate piano. All of the Christmas song lyrics are included so you can sing as well as play the music!

Nov 30, Church Music, Organized! No More Papers All Over the Floor!

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:28:24 GMT

Church music or music for your band doesn't have to be labor-intensive to set up! Make sure everyone is on the same page, with software.

Nov 29, Children with Autism Can Learn to Play the Piano!!!

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:51:26 GMT

Hi! My name is Dee Cucinotta and I am the owner of Piano For Special Kidz, where I teach only students with disabilities to play the piano. This includes

Nov 26, Angel in the Sky, a song for piano and voice

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:00:15 GMT

"Angel in the Sky" was written by one of my students several years ago when a friend of hers (and mine) died very suddenly at the age of 13. The beautiful images Maura pulled together to go with her simple tune and piano accompaniment still have the power to make me cry years later. Many of my students have been drawn to this music. Maura's song is found on the page I dedicated to Gabrielle a short time ago, along with another song, To: Gabrielle -- Address: Heaven.

Nov 19, To: Gabrielle, Address: Heaven. A "Goodbye Until Later" Song

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:26:09 GMT

This song, To: Gabrielle, Address: Heaven, was sung at the memorial service for a beautiful young girl in our town. Writing this song helped me in the first shock of my own grief.

Nov 17, Free Lead Piano Sheet "Morning Has Broken": In Five Different Keys with Chords

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:15:40 GMT

Free lead piano sheet "Morning Has Broken"! This beautiful free vocal sheet music is available for download in the keys of F, G, A, Bb, C, and also an easy beginner version shared between two hands.

Nov 11, I just began teaching a little five year old boy with autistic-like features, brought on by a seizure disorder and AEDS.

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:18:32 GMT

The little boy I began teaching is five years old. He has difficulty communicating, and also has some motor difficulties. It is very challenging to get

Nov 11, Should I Ask for Donations, or Charge for Music?

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:54:09 GMT

Hello, Let me just say that, as a piano teacher of 21 years I find your site educational, informative and refreshing! I've been toiling with the idea

Nov 9, When Teaching Students on the Autism Spectrum Disorder, a Little Flexibility Really Helps

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:56:21 GMT

I run a private teaching studio with an average of between 10 to 15 high-functioning autism spectrum children having lessons each week. Most are boys

Nov 7, Free Vocal Sheet Music "Skye Boat Song" with Free Guitar Acoustic Tablature

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:13:18 GMT

Free vocal sheet music "Skye Boat Song" from Scotland, a song about Bonnie Prince Charlie. With free guitar acoustic tablature as well as standard notation. This song makes a great lead sheet too!

Nov 4, Church Music and Hymns for the Mass

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:07:39 GMT

Download free original church music "Donum Maximus" by Australian musician Sylvia Romer for the Mass.

Nov 2, Piano Notes for Beginners -- REAL BEGINNERS!

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:48:37 GMT

Piano notes for beginners on the staff - two little songs with just two notes each. For left hand, Middle C and B; for right hand, Middle C and D.

Nov 2, I Need Help Reading Notes

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:18:11 GMT

Dana: I am placing a link to a PDF book here that talks about basic notereading. It is a free book that has a license allowing anyone to distribute it.

Oct 25, The Flower Duet for Bassoon? Are You Kidding?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:22:24 GMT

No! I'm not kidding! I just wish I could hear it performed by two bass instruments. If you are interested in playing this beautiful duet either in the key of B or the key of G on your bass clef-reading instrument, check out the addition to the Lakme Flower Duet page. If you have visited this page in the last few days, be sure to "refresh" your browser so that it displays the new information!

Oct 24, My Son is Hooked

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:43:49 GMT

I've been introducing piano to my son on and off for a year or so, but he's not had much interest. Then I gave him Monsters Everywhere. He loved playing

Oct 9, New Version of Happy Birthday for Second-Year Piano Students!

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:33:45 GMT

This version of Happy Birthday is harder than a shared-hand Middle C melody, employing just one hand for the melody, but easier than the existing lead sheets and chord versions, since it makes use of "little" chords. Given the familiarity and popularity of this song, your students may push themselves to learn this version! Check it out, down toward the bottom of the Happy Birthday page.

Oct 7, What Wondrous Love Choral Version -- Hear and See My Students Sing It!

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:33:19 GMT

I have put up my first Youtube ever (remember I am not a tech-savvy person). It is a performance of the 4-part choral arrangement of What Wondrous Love I finished last spring, the Shape-note version. We performed it a little slower than I wanted, and there was a bit of intonation indecisiveness (if you know what I mean!) here and there, but all in all, very pretty. Here it is, down the page a bit, sung by some of my vocal students at our last recital.

Oct 5, Short Aria Nel cor piu non mi sento :Now with FREE Piano Accompaniment

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:04:13 GMT

Short aria Nel cor now with FREE piano accompaniment in the keys of Eb, F, and G! This little opera aria is perfect for students just venturing into classical vocal music.

Oct 5, Think Outside the Box

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:47:28 GMT

My son has low cognitive level, in addition to being autistic. He does not understand numbers, letters, which finger, left, right, etc. However, he has

Sep 29, Teaching a 7 year old girl with Autism/ADD

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:59:39 GMT

I have a piano student with Autism, a 7 year old girl. I started her with the Bastien piano method, and she was doing well, learned to read music. She

Sep 28, Piano Sheet Music for Kids "Kookaburra," a Song and a Vocal Round from Australia

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:54:51 GMT

Piano sheet music for kids "Kookaburra" is one of those famous songs a lot of us remember from childhood! From Australia, this song is also a very fun round to sing.

Sep 21, Mommy

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:35:40 GMT

Mommy made me crush my M&M is a great voice warm up. I do it in my class (the kids love it) and have them go faster and faster, and see how fast they can

Sep 18, Autism and the Role of Music: Part Two

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:20:37 GMT

After you’ve found the perfect piano teacher and taught your child the basic skills, he or she should be reading music and on the way to becoming an amateur

Sep 16, My Asperger Daughter Found Music

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:43:04 GMT

At age 12, without having shown any previous interest in music, she took up the trumpet in band class. Her amazing focus - and difficulty in shifting focus

Sep 15, Autism and the Role of Music

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:03:07 GMT

If you have a child with autism who enjoys music, should you do anything about it? Although many people would like to use music as therapy, as I’ve mentioned

Sep 14, Free Kids Sheet Music: Improvising a Song with Sounds of the Desert

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:55:55 GMT

Free kids sheet music for beginner piano, this fun piece is for experimenting with sounds! Your students will be enchanted by the mystery they can create using a scale with the lowered-second.

Aug 31, Free Vocal Sheet Music "Ah, perdona al primo affeto" Vocal Duet by Mozart

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:36:38 GMT

Free vocal sheet music "Ah, perdona al primo affeto" is a little-known duet for high voices by Mozart. This is very pretty, and has all the charm we expect from Mozart.

Aug 31, Ah, perdona al primo affetto, a beautiful vocal duet by Mozart

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:27:34 GMT

Ah perdona is a charming love duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano by Mozart, from the opera "La clemenza de Tito"

Aug 31, Pray Sing Hymn

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:50:30 GMT

Thank you soooooooo much!! This is a wonderful website! I was looking for the perfect kind of scales for my students! It was exactly what I was looking

Aug 19, Short Aria "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" Free Vocal Sheet Music

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:26:03 GMT

Short aria "I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls" FREE vocal sheet music for female vocalists, in 4 keys.

Jul 28, Shenandoah for Voice or Guitar, with Free Lead Sheets and Guitar Tabs

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:19:45 GMT

Shenandoah is one of America's most beloved and famous songs in the folk tradition. Download it for FREE as a lead sheet or as guitar tabs.

Jul 21, Free Printable Flashcards for Guitar Students

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:34:31 GMT

Free printable flashcards for your guitar students using treble clef only.

Jul 8, Spanish Study Free Guitar Tabs for Beginning Classical Guitar

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:19:52 GMT

Spanish Study is a shortened, simplified guitar version of Albeniz's famous piece "Asturias," often found in beginning classical guitar methods.

Jul 5, Free Kids Sheet Music: Bohemian Lullaby for Beginning Pianists

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:19:04 GMT

Free kids' sheet music Bohemian Lullaby for piano students reading beyond Primer level is a pretty song cast in a minor key.