danielmcfarlanemusic

Musicteacherhelper review

danielmcfarlanemusic — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:14:14 +0000

Here is a nice review from www.musicteachershelper.com

http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/digital-music-from-down-under/#more-4671

Thanks to Leila Viss for the kind words!

Piece Gradings

danielmcfarlanemusic — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:58:58 +0000

I have finished the gradings for Soundwaves and Supersonics. Thanks to Mark Griffiths for his help!

You can view the list of gradings here:

http://danielmcfarlane.com/content/Daniel_McFarlane_Grades.pdf

Pianoaddict.com review

danielmcfarlanemusic — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:59:16 +0000

Here is a nice review from pianoaddict.com:

http://pianoaddict.com/2012/01/review-sound-sketches-supersonics-soundwaves-soundscapes/

Have a look around – you could spend days exploring the site!

St Cecilia Exams

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:08:12 +0000

All the pieces from the Supersonics series are currently listed on the St Cecilia Classical Piano syllabus. Various pieces are also listed on the Digital Piano syllabus. All the pieces from Soundwaves and the Soundscapes series can also be used for St Cecilia exams.

For the list of gradings click here:

http://danielmcfarlane.com/content/Daniel_McFarlane_Grades.pdf

Here is the link to the St Cecilia syllabuses page:

St Cecilia Music Syllabuses

ANZCA Exam Listings

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:58:31 +0000

My pieces are listed on the 2011/2012 Piano syllabus for ANZCA. These are the pieces that they have listed (keep in mind that most Grades have the option of “Own Choice” items as well):

Modern Piano:

Gr 3 Pop and Rock

Funk, Stomp

Gr 3 Latin American

Salsa

Gr 4 Pop and Rock

Out on the Town

Gr 5 Boogie

Brolga Boogie

Gr 6 Latin American

Lift Me Up

(these pieces can also be used for Digital Keyboard exams at the same Grade level)

Classical Piano:

Preliminary List C

I’m Grumpy, Over the Top

Grade One List C

At the Track, Feel the Beat, Finger Twister, The Tarantula, Top C Turvy

Grade Two List C

Creepy Crawlies, Winter’s Day

Grade Five List C

Fairytale, Somewhere Beyond

Grade Seven List D

Jingle Jangle

Australian Music Centre

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:27:50 +0000

Every so often I explore the Australian Music Centre’s website and borrow some new music. I haven’t been there for a while and when I surfed there yesterday I found some wonderful new things!

They now have a digital music library!!

Included in the cost of your membership ($90 Australian) is access to the digital library. You can order up to 30 downloads a month. You simply choose the picece/book that you are interested in, click on it and you can download a PDF immediately! The PDF is watermarked with your name and when the copy “expires”. Here are some interesting scores I found:

5 Simple Pieces for Piano (Eric Gross)

15 Descriptive Pieces (John Colborne-Veel)

Fortune Pieces (Michael Hannan) – highly recommended

Five Little Pieces (Ross Edwards) – highly reccomended

Mantras and Night Flowers (Ross Edwards) – you must check out “Frangipani”…

Rags and other assorted works by Elena Kats-Chernin

Please reply and add more to the list if you find any interesting pieces!

Time to stock up on new music!

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:15:28 +0000

Here in Australia the new teaching year is just about to begin. With the strong Australian dollar the bargain bin at www.sheetmusicplus.com is looking particularly good! The piano bin is here:

www.sheetmusicplus.com/sale/bargain-bin/1?sa=1&sort=top_selling&rows=25&q=&in=116

Some books that I found:

Pictures at the Exhibition (Mussorgsky) for US$8.24 (about $8 Australian!)
Complete Mendelssohn Songs Without Words for US$14.96!
Ravel Sonatine for US$5.21! (All movements are listed at various AMEB grades)
Dan Coates Popular Piano Solos – looks great for fun supplementary pieces.
Recital Showstoppers – this book looks INCREDIBLY good for impressive show pieces!
The Songs of Henry Mancini – awesome pieces in this one! Baby Elephant Walk and Pink Panther are extremely popular with students.
Contest Winners Book One – a “must-have” book…
Chester’s Easiest Blues - another “must-have” for piano teachers

There are pages and pages of specials. Please reply and post the names (and links to) any books that you recommend… Happy hunting!

timtopham.com review of Soundscapes series and Supersonics Book One

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:08:14 +0000

Tim Topham has reviewed two of my new books (the Soundscapes series) and Supersonics Book One. You can read the reviews here:

http://timtopham.com/2011/12/18/soundscapes-supersonics-more-cool-music-for-the-boys/

His site has loads of great info regarding piano teaching – take the time to explore the rest of his site as well!

Facebook page

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:03:31 +0000

Here is my page on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/danielmcfarlanemusic

I post new videos, news, etc on there.

If you are feeling nice “like” me

Youtube page

danielmcfarlanemusic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:43:47 +0000

Here is my page on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/danielmcfarlanemusic