Music Education I: The Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method has always been of special significance to me as it is the way I began my piano studies. However my teachers though they had the best intensions were not trained Suzuki teachers. [That’s another story, my musical development].

I Love My Mac!!

I sent it on holiday to fix the mail issues and now it’s back! Works a treat, just like it did before it stopped. Reckon a certain person changed some settings and it malfunctioned.

But this post is not about why that happened. I want to tell you why I love my Mac! I really…

Music Education II: The Kodaly Method

This method is a natural extension of being a folk music buff as the learning material is drawn, in the early years at least, from folksong.

When I was about 15, my singing teacher at the time introduced me to a method of writing called…

Music Education IV: The Dalcroze Method

Emile Jacques Dalcroze was a swiss music teacher in the early 20th century. He discovered that his University students had some skills lacking when it came to feeling a beat and counting.

Music Education V: My Personal Philosophy

In this final posting on music education I will be talking about the way I teach music. Techniques I have seen inspire young people and that sometimes can work. My philosophy has pieces of all the methods and a bit of Rudolpf Steiner. But it has worked for…

On Playing for Older People

On Monday afternoon I do a good deed for the week. It’s so much more than that. If you want a term for it it is music therapy but I am not a music therapist, I am just a folksinger/pianist.

Mail Issues

So now I have mail issues. It will receive but it won’t send.

I called telecom and they told me all this stuff andI did that but occasionally it still doesn’t send.

This is driving me nuts. 

I am awaiting John at Uni. Semester is over-how great! Just one more to go.

A great site to find out how blind people are using mac Computers.

Introducing The Music Education Series

Music has always been a part of my life since early childhood. Being blind, it is a stereotype that I would be musical [that’s another story]. I was one of the lucky people in this world to be musical and blind.

one of my many inspirations, Judy Collins singing her own song in the late 80’s.

A Reminiscence

Perhaps I am a little too young to be writing like this. But…

[whose cool website you’ll get to if you click on the link] says I should write my autobiography. I have had many requests from friends over the years to write it. But I don’t think I have much to say in that…

Trying a Blogging client

So I am trying this thing because Matt recommended it. And it’s sooo great!

We are on Skype and talking embarrassing stuff. It’s much fun!

So I am trialling this blogging client, MarsEdit, for 30 days and hopefully I will blog more frequently in order to get the most out of it.

Mara Kelland Music

Okay- I did it! I have made myself a FaceBook page as a musician. Hope it will go somewhere.

If you like what you heard on SoundCloud, please “like” my FB page too. I will put all the new vids etc there.