by Karen Weaver | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! “Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?” Curiously, because of interest in the history on this old New Years melody, I found the definition of...
by Karen Weaver | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nurture Harps: Jill Weaver, Kristen Moncayo, Lindsay Nielson and Justine Turcotte We attended a fantastic celebration of music last night! The Mellodaires and Melody Men of St. Anthony, ID presented their annual Christmas performance. The choir sang “Let It Snow”,...
by Karen Weaver | Dec 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Elf is one of my favorite Christmas movies. He’s just so cheerful and fun! The music in that movie makes me smile. I think their version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is perfect. Here’s a couple of links to free arrangements of the song:...
by Karen Weaver | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ahhhh…..Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is near, Black Friday shopping makes everyone cheer! Trimmed trees can be seen in the windows at night, While lights are strung gaily, giving radiance bright. Silver Bells toll from the towers above, Warmth for the season...
by Karen Weaver | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Christmas season seems to fly by and as I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I’ve been listening to and playing whatever Christmas music I can get my hands on. Today, however, I had an interesting thought occur. What is the story behind the legendary “Silent Night”?...
by Karen Weaver | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
November marks the beginning of the holiday season. Typically the first Tuesday in November is set aside to vote. Veterans Day is always the 11th, then Thanksgiving weekend, the super long, four-day weekend brings lots of smiles and full bellies. Do we actually take...
by Karen Weaver | Nov 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Maybe it’s a bad habit, maybe it’s not. I start playing piano Christmas music in September. I even pick the Christmas Choir music early September. The beauty of the Christmas season is made complete with music. Everywhere you go from mid-November through the end...
by Karen Weaver | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hello musicians and music lovers everywhere! Welcome to my blog. I’m very excited to share teaching tips, music resources, personal experiences and my own love of music with you. When a person has time to search the web for music teaching ideas, they should find...
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