Photo of the Day -- Sunset Over San Antonio

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Another funny cat video

Cats crack me up.  I had to share this video of my friends' cat, "Sassy".  She "lives" on their bathroom sink.  Yes, it's true.  She also drink there.  She wouldn't get out of the way while I was trying to brush my teeth.  Check this out at:

Chicky Gets Her Groove On

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They are A-LIVE!!!!!!

This 100+ degree heat is killing us!  Well, not really, but it IS killing a lot of garden plants that can handle a bit of heat, but not weeks and weeks of it.  Typically, Houston has FOUR days in the summer of 100+ degree weather.  THIS year, we've had over 30 days.  In a row.  A "once in 10,000 year event."  YOUCH!

We were supposed to get some rain in the next few days due to a tropical depression forming in the Gulf of Mexico.  But, now they are saying that we may get NOTHING.  ZILCH.  We are going rain crazy.  Crazy to get some. 

But, in the midst of this drought, in the midst of all of the complaining and whining and praying and wishing...

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Photo of the Day -- We Are His Hands

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Introducing the "Share This Groovy Coolness" Gadget for Blogger!

I've just created ANOTHER new widget/gadget to go under every post of your Blogger blog. If you like it, please feel free to add it to your blog!

Before you do this, however, there are a few steps you MUST do (it's easy) before you incorporate this code into your blog:

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Introducing the Groovy Chicky Share Gadget for Blogger!

I've just created a new widget/gadget to go under every post of your Blogger blog. If you like it, please feel free to add it to your blog!

Before you do this, however, there are a few steps you MUST do (it's easy) before you incorporate this code into your blog:

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Wanna Know How To Remove the Blogger Banner from the Top of Your Blog?

If you are like me, you think that the Blogger banner at the top of your Blogger Blog is a little "loud" and somewhat "annoying."    Here is what it looks like (click image to enlarge):

 
As you can see, I don't have it on my blog anymore, even though this is a Blogger blog.


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How to touch up those pesky gray hairs when you don't have time to get out a box...WORKS!

OK, chickos.  This is for YOU.  I don't take any responsibility for the dudes that read this post and scoff.  We don't care about that, now, do we?

Chickos:  Have you ever planned and looked forward to a nice dinner out with the hubby, or a night with the chicks, and while getting ready you discover that those pesky grays in your temples are blaring out loud, "LOOK AT HOW OLD I AM!"   "Oh no!" you think to yourself.  "I don't have time to pull out that box of haircolor I had planned on applying to my scalp several days earlier but ran out of time!"  Please, ladies!  These things must not be!

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"It Looks Like a Fantasyland!"

That was a comment that I got from my friend, Sue, when she saw my garden for the first time the other day.  Of course, that made me feel very good -- knowing that all my hard work not only gives me joy, but brings it to others as well....

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Student Original Piano Compositions - Part 2

From time to time, I will be adding videos of my students performing a composition they have written. Each student is at a different stage in their learning process, and several students have learning challenges. But, each one of these students has learned to create music that they and their families can be very proud of. In my student's compositions, I give them plenty of "wiggle room" when it comes to musical form. I give them a basic chord progression, but they can add additional chords into their music and "go outside the box" -- as long as it sounds good to them. Through this process, they are learning how to "hear" what sounds good together, as well as learning the theory behind WHY it sounds that way. The students learned how to write their compositions from my book "Chord Piano Is Fun!" I hope you enjoy these videos!

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"Russian Rainfall” by Audrey F.

This haunting song is called "Russian Rainfall" and was composed by Audrey F., one of my 12 year old students. It is written in the key of A Minor. We hope you enjoy it!

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A Cardinal's Song

Ok.  I finally did it.  I captured the illusive Red Cardinal in action.  I LOVE Cardinals, and I hear them singing (maybe it's only one in particular) every morning outside my window (or from my roof) before the sun comes out, so I've not been able to grab some good photos!

But, this morning, I was at the right place at the right time (and had my camera, and was "stalking" them).  However, the cardinals were NOT in my yard, but in the neighbors.  What's up with THAT? 

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The Creepy, Cool, and Sometimes Crunchy Cicada

Went on another walk today.  It was a bit hot, but there was a pretty nice little breeze going on.  Had my dog by my side, panting away.

We walked down one of my favorites "paths"...which are really narrow paved roads that zig and zag in a nice little fashion through the neighborhoods.  Wide enough for bikes, or for a couple walking with their dog.  I was amongst the latter, but didn't have the 2nd half of my "couple" -- only my dog.  THere are several cool bridges along these paths, as well.  Sometimes alligators lurk below, which is why you see these signs around here: 

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Early May Garden

My garden has just taken off in growth. This is my most favorite time of year for flowers. My impatiens are perfect, the day lilies are out, the passion flowers are blooming, and the cannas are going strong.

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Student Original Piano Compositions - Part 1

From time to time, I will be adding videos of my students performing a composition they have written.  Each student is at a different stage in their learning process, and several students have learning challenges. But, each one of these students has learned to create music that they and their families can be very proud of. In my student's compositions, I give them plenty of "wiggle room" when it comes to musical form. I give them a basic chord progression, but they can add additional chords into their music and "go outside the box" -- as long as it sounds good to them. Through this process, they are learning how to "hear" what sounds good together, as well as learning the theory behind WHY it sounds that way. The students learned how to write their compositions from my book "Chord Piano Is Fun!" I hope you enjoy these videos!

 "Sailing Over Seas", written by Zoe N.

This wonderful composition was written and performed by Zoe N, who is only 10 years old. She used the chords in the key of A minor and loves the use of broken chords and arpeggios.

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France -- as close as my coffee cup...

I have me a friend. Yes I do. 

And, I had coffee with this friend in France today.

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The Passion Flower (Passiflora)

I am SO glad that I got my first blooms of the Passion Flower came out this morning -- just in time for Easter!  This is one of my most favorite flowers of all.

The Passion Flower (or Passiflora) is the plant from which the Passion Fruit is born.  It is called the "Passion" flower because it is refering to the passion of Jesus.   Here is a quote from Wikipedia:  "Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion."

Enjoy the views I have posted of these beautiful flowers!

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I'm going on a walk...

One of the things I like the most about living in a subtropical area, is how early things start blooming.  My morning walks are just PERFECT and filled with some unbelievable aromas -- the GOOD kind!

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Dance Your Shoes Off!

Just in time for Resurrection Day, this video gave me goosebumps! Several of my friends took part in this...I wish I could have been a part of it!

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What a difference a few weeks makes!

I'm baaaaack! It's been a few weeks since my last post, but I'm finally getting to putting some photos of the garden here! Things have really taken off since my last post, and you can see the progression with the before and after pictures:

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New blog up and running!

Hi everyone!  I just wanted to let you know that my OTHER new blog is now up and running.  It is called "Music Maker's Musical Musings" and is found HERE.


Please stop by, and for those of you with TSA, this will be the site that I will be using from now on (but you are welcome to come back here as well!)

God bless!

TK

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Mark Diamond -- an up and coming "gem"...

Mark Diamond, Baritone

 
If you have never heard of this young man, you will soon. Mark Diamond is the nephew to my sister and brother-in-law and is an up and coming baritone soloist. What a powerful voice! I am typically not a huge fan of opera, but when he comes to the Houston Grand Opera to perform this fall I will be there!

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Bux, Bux will bring us together....

For those of you following my posts on Chicky Java, you know that I am a mad, crazy Starbucks mug collector. (Be sure to check my previous posts to see what I mean.)Well, not only do I love Starbucks mugs, I love getting them from other places....

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Did you know that up to 95% of physical health issues are a direct result of your thought life?

In the following video and transcript, neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf explains to Sid Roth from "It's Supernatural" how our minds are wired for love.This is what they have found in the laboratory. When we think a bad thought, when we make bad choices and we hang on to anything that is negative: anger, abuse, irritation, frustration, all the negative sides of emotions, a physical change occurs in your brain which hijacks the way in which our brains are actually wired.

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Airrosti Therapy -- WORKS! I love my Airrosti guy!

I LOVE my Airrosti guy!  And, no, I am not talking about My Boyfriend, and I do not love him like I love My Boyfriend.  Just to clarify.  But, my Airrosti guy has saved my health!

Ok, so you are asking what an Airrosti guy is.  He is a Sports Therapist who performs the Airrosti Rehab method.  Airrosti stands for:

Applied Integration for the Rapid Recovery of Soft Tissue Injuries and  is a treatment for both acute & chronic musculoskeletal injuries.

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Everyone get your camera out! Full moon this weekend best in years!

OK, everyone, this weekends full moon is going to be the BIGGEST in years!  So, be sure to get your camera out and hope that there's no cloud cover!

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Only a FEW DAYS left to enter!

Hey, everyone! There are only a few days left to enter the free giveaway contest for Chord Piano Is Fun! Contest ends on Sunday night, March 20...

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Garden Mirrors Life

I finally broke down and bought me some posies!  I am SO ready to start digging in the dirt and getting these babies in the GROUND!










I have never planted zinnias before, but my plant Buddy, Rebecca, had some in her garden last year and I was falling all over myself just looking at them.  I love the color, and if you know me, you know that I am a chick who LOVES COLOR.  NO TAUPE FOR ME!

(I have to apologize to Rebecca -- I actually "cheated" on her -- I went out and bought plants without telling her or inviting her to go...now I will have to go grovel...

But, I'll get over that pretty quick...)

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Summertime -- from my Demo

This song on my jazz demo, "Summertime", is a song I practiced with J-GQ as a captive audience when he was a baby. I was singing with a big band at the time, and needed to practice in front of someone for the best practicing affect.  He was the only one home with me during the day..





I love the guitar solo on this by my buddy Ed. I recorded it at was recorded in New Orleans at Word of Mouth Studio.

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Korean Barbeque (Bulgogi) (You will want to eat this everyday!)

OK.  So I have the greatest Boyfriend in the world.  I'm so glad I married him.  Of course, he said he married me because he felt sorry for me and felt that I was an experiment.  That's okay.  I tell him that I was so desperate and he was there at the right time.

But, truly, after dinners like last night, I am SURE I got me just the right personal husband.  He made me some oh so fabulously ridiculously nummy, "goodlicious" (as J-GQ used to say) BULGOGI, (Korean BBQ).  His mom used to make this for his family when he was small (she was Korean) and he has passed it down to our family.  I'm pretty sure J-GQ will continue the tradition...


Are you ready?  HERE GOES!!  (And it's SOOO easy!)...

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My God Dog...

It's been such a great day already today, and I wanted to read my Bible out loud to give God thanks for how cool He is...

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How to get Social Media Follow Icons in your sidebar - either vertically or horizontally

Ok, it has taken me FOREVER! to try to find a way to put SOCIAL FOLLOW ICONS (particularly the "F" for following my facebook page, and the little twitter bird on the right for following my twitter account.)

I finally figured it out, and here is how you do it...

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Chick-en Verde

This nummy, easy meal is one of My Boyfriend's favorites. It can also be made with pork, but I am a chick-en chick. Cluck cluck. But don't call me chicken.

This is a one pot meal (well, two, if you count making the rice). So, I guess it is a two-pot meal, but still. It's easy...

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FREE GIVEAWAY AND NEW VIDEO FOR CHORD PIANO IS FUN!

Thanks for coming to my blog site! And because you are here, I am offering a GIVEAWAY CONTEST for a free copy of CHORD PIANO IS FUN!

Here's what you have to do:...

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The JoDog Therapy

Everyone should have their own personal JoDog.  Honestly, I never really liked dogs before we got ours.  But, when I realized that when I saw a baby and I actually wanted to hold it, I realized it was time for me to get a dog (because I certainly wasn't going to have another baby, as MUCH as I love and adore my son and would go through it all over again to have him).  So, we got a beagle.

If anyone has a beagle, maybe they can relate to how great these dogs can be.  My son wanted to name the dog "Dave" even though it is a girl dog.   But he then decided that that was too masculine, so he named her "Jo".  Go figure.  Still confuses people.  They still call her "he".  And, since you can't shorten "Jo", we've lengthened it and call her "JoDog".  There are plenty of other things we call her, too...

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This morning, Amsterdam; Tomorrow, Wales

I'm in Amsterdam right now. I'm sitting at the edge of the canal, enjoying the wonderful old buildings and the houseboats everywhere.  Some are actually ships, some are what are called "arks".  This bustling city is the largest in the Netherlands and boasts about 1.2 million people.  Bikes are everywhere.  There are more bikes than cars.  And, it's about 37 degrees.  Perfect for my cup of Joe....

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Music Teachers -- great offer for you!

Calling all Music Teachers!  

If you have a website or blog, and would be willing to promote Chord Piano Is Fun with a photo link on your site, you can receive a discount of over 30%!

Please complete the form below and I will send you all the details!  

MUSIC TEACHERS ONLY!

 

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How To Follow A Friend's Blog For DUMMIES

Friends, we have a problem.  Many of you are unfamiliar with "Following" someone on their blog.  You find a terrific blog, and excitedly press on the "Follow" button, only to be taken into a deep dark hole -- the unknown of the Cyber Underworld.  Quickly, you close the page, your heart beating wildly as you sink back in your chair and think, "Phew!  That was close!"  You are glad you obeyed your instinct and that your computer did not blow up in the process.  You pursue it no further...

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The ABSOLUTE BEST Cell Phone deal on the internet!

The ABSOLUTE BEST Cell Phone deal on the internet!

Ok -- I am totally serious!  Buying a phone this way is the BEST and it is the ONLY way that I will buy cell phones or service anymore.  I have bought my last three phones this way, and have never had issues, always great customer service!

Here it is:  AMAZON.COM!


Like this Android phone from AT&T

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How to cause the Pages gadget to not stretch across the width of the page

With my particular Blogger template, the pink "Pages" gadget originally stretched across the top of the page
like this: 

I didn't really like that so...

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Photo of the Day - Cape Cod Sunset

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Sheesh! What's WRONG with my Brain??!!!

I've always been a Clodhopper.  Clodhop here, clodhop there.  At least, that's what I was called by my sister.  She even gave me the pet name "Sasquatch".  Being from the Pacific Northwest, we knew what that was before we even knew what the boogie man was.  I called her "Hamburger Head", so I guess we were even.  MORE..

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25 tips for a happy marriage -- WORKS! (Updated!)

A lot of people have asked how My Boyfriend and I have been so happy and have such a good marriage.  This chick thought I would try to simplify my answer with a few "tips".  Not that this is ALL, or that it is fool-proof (it takes two to tango), but if you both work toward these you will always consider your spouse your "boyfriend" or "girlfriend".

Here they are (and not in any particular order of importance): MORE...

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I know it's Spring because my hair is no longer a static mess...

 ..and my friend Lynne says that now she will no longer look to the groundhog, but to my hair, to determine the change of season.

Well, it didn't work out quite the way I wanted.  I was expecting this winter to be a lot warmer (that's what they said -- whoever THEY are) and so I really wasn't quite prepared.  I thought I was, and thought that my nifty set-up with the tarps would work like a charm.  Not that it didn't work -- they DID help when the temps were just below freezing, and even down to about 28 or so.  But, when the weather dipped into the low 20's, the long cold nights, over and over and over again, were just too much for my lovely blue tarps.  My Boyrfriend and I eventually had to move the pots into the garage --- those that survived the cold streak, anyway.   MORE...

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Send Your Warning to the Sponsors of Skins (Easy to do!)

Send Your Warning to the Sponsors of Skins (Easy to do!)

"Nearly every major corporation has responsibly decided not to support the non-stop orgy of teen sex, drugs, and alcohol that is MTV’s Skins. All but Clearasil, that is. It’s not enough that Clearasil continues to buy ad time on the teen-targeted program that promotes such irresponsible, even dangerous behavior; in a cynical ploy to forestall criticism of their continued support, Clearasil publicly touted what turned out to be a PSA that only directed viewers to MTV's website and Clearasil's own Facebook page - neither of which gave any information about how to deal with the drug and alcohol abuse so pervasive in Skins.

Clearasil, and its parent company Reckitt-Benckiser need to hear from you.

If Reckitt-Benckiser believes a 30-second PSA can encourage pro-social behavior; they must allow for the possibility, even the likelihood that the surrounding 42 minutes of programming can encourage anti-social behavior. Which is why their continued support of Skins is simply indefensible.  MORE...


TELL RECKITT-BENCKISER WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM SPONSORING SKINS!"

From Parents Television Council Website.

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Photo of the Day - Hummingbird!

Photo of the Day - Hummingbird!

Go to Clicky Chickarama to see larger image

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Photo of the Day

 

Go to Clicky Chickyrama for a larger view and more photos

 

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Great review by Marty Nystrom for Chord Piano Is Fun!

New Review by Marty Nystrom, Songwriter ("As The Deer" and other worship songs) and Author of "Don't Mess With Moses!"


"Chord Piano is Fun!” is the perfect resource for those that long to play piano but can’t seem to make sense of all those black dots on the page. The book will get you quickly creating music at the keyboard through a step-wise and enjoyable understanding of chord construction. I like how things are broken things down to approachable and achievable bite-sized steps, which is especially good for busy adults. This is not only a great tool for the pianist but also for songwriters who want to write music at the piano. This book is very well put together and the kind of resource that I wish existed when I first desired to play piano in my teens.


Marty Nystrom
Songwriter and Author

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10 things I learned at Starbucks today...

10 things I learned at Starbucks today...

1. Chicks always get the runaround by dudes when they take their cars in to get fixed.

2.  Sometimes those you don't know come through better for you than people you have known for years.

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How to get your teenage son to believe a clean room is AWESOME -- WORKS!

How to get your teenage son to believe a clean room is AWESOME -- WORKS!

O.K.  I'm going to write it.  Hopefully my son won't see this or he will be MORTIFIED.  But, it happened when he was younger, so I guess that's okay.  Well, it happened when he was 13.  A couple of months ago.  But still...

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One Remarkable Poem

A poem entitled:


A Poem I Wrote To My Friend Lisa, Who Is a Former Roommate, and Who Has A Son Who Is Two Months Older Than My Son, And We Have Another Ex-Roommate Named Laurie Who Also Has A Son Who Was Born Between Lisa's Son and My Son and Who Are All Big Boys Now

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He still give me Fever...

 

Go to Chicky Gets Her Groove On to listen to a song I recorded several years ago and dedicate to my Boyfriend whom I've been married to for 16 years!

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My Rendition of Panera Bread's Fuji Apple Chick-en Salad

Be sure to check out this recipe on my Home-ly Chick page!

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Photo of the Day - Barbara the Spider

See her close up and personal in Clicky Chickyrama, or click on the above photo...

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The internet has opened up many new ways to earn money

From Amazon affiliates, selling ebooks, creating a Yahoo store, and CoffeeShop Millionaire.  Check out Chick That Bytes...

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One Pan Springtime Skillet

A delicious comfort food posted on Home-ly Chick!  Check it out!

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If you like cats...

...then you have to check out my link on my Chicky Gets Her Groove On page.  Hilarious!

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Photo of the day, and Give Me Back my Warm!

New posts added on Clicky Chickyrama and Chick and Garden... Check them out!

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Three Step Thursday!

Click on the above links and "follow" that person's blog or on twitter. They should in turn follow you, and spread the news about your blog! Have fun!

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Chick-en Teriyaki

Be sure to check out the post and recipe for Chick-en Teriyaki under "Home-ly Chick".  You will love it!

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Wonderful New Review for my book, Chord Piano Is Fun!

I just learned of a wonderful new review for my book, Chord Piano Is Fun!  The review is from Natalie Wickham, who blogs at Music Matters Blog.  This is an excellent blog with a lot of wonderful information for music teachers.  She is offering a free giveaway for my book HERE, so if you would like to enter a drawing for a free copy of my book, leave a comment on her site! 

Here is her review:

Don’t you just love it when someone else does all the hard work and puts together a systematic approach to teaching something that is just the way you would do it? Honestly, it’s pretty rare to find something that’s a perfect fit, but T.K. Goforth has done just that with her book, Chord Piano Is Fun!

The book begins with a fabulous introduction of How to Create a Major Scale, then moves into chords, scale degrees, chord inversions, key signatures, 7th chords, and more! All of this is introduced with the objective of helping pianists learn how to play from a lead sheet (a.k.a. fake book). The layout of the book is very clean, with lots of helpful images, and some of the most concise explanations I’ve read for various theoretical elements in music. This would be perfect for a student who wants to learn chording skills on their own, or for a teacher who is struggling to know how to introduce scales, chords, key signatures, and playing from a lead sheet to his or her students.

I love that the terminology used is accurate, but is broken down in such a way that even beginning students can begin to grasp the concepts. The one exception to this that I’ve discovered is the use of the term, “Family Chords” rather than “Primary Triads.” I could definitely work around this, though, for the value to be gained from the rest of the book. There is even a brief lesson on song-writing in the back that I think would be appealing to a lot of students!

The primary reason that I rarely use theory books with my students is due to a lack of relevance. The written material is divorced from the music that they are playing and it becomes more of a busywork assignment than a real learning tool. A book like Chord Piano Is Fun! is a wonderful approach to learning theory because what is being learned is immediately relevant to music and styles that the student wants to learn to play. I am excited to begin using it in my studio! And the great news is that you can win a copy for you or one of your students, too! Just leave a comment below and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win your own Chord Piano Is Fun! book! The drawing will end at noon (CST) on Thursday, February 17, and the winner will be drawn using a random number generator.

Thank you, Natalie!

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