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A World Where Everyone Plays … Really! As we continue to grow much is changing at Simply Music. We recently launched Play-a-Story, Lyndel Kennedy’s wonderful piano improvisation program (for 4 to 6...
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Creational Music-Making In the last edition of The Playground I wrote about the impact and possibility of creating a “whole-of-life” program – whereby students of any age, prenatal through to elders,...
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It’s All About Playing Recently I was in Los Angeles and had an opportunity to attend a concert. The band was called Dukes of September, and it featured three men: Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and...
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A Team Effort Some of my earliest memories are centered around the piano. I have an older sister and three older brothers, the eldest being only 7 years older than me. As each of the boys turned 7...
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A note of thanks What an amazing year 2012 has been. So much has happened in the world of Simply Music. As the year comes to a close, I am reflecting on how much I appreciate not merely what has been...
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I’m excited about this forthcoming year. It’s shaping up to be like no other. A couple of weeks ago, the entire Simply Music staff, from Australia and the USA, gathered in Sacramento, locked ourselves...
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Do we reap what we sow? Do we reap what we sow? I’ve been thinking about this and want to talk about a recent experience. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a 17 year-old young woman...
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What is it about music? As the half-way mark of 2013 fast approaches, I’m sitting here at home looking out of my window. It’s a beautiful morning and it’s very quiet. I’m thinking about what has...
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The ending of another exciting musical year coincides with the milestone of the 20th issue of The Playground. Our newsletter/blog was designed as a vehicle for the sharing of musical knowledge and a...
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From the Founders – Neil Moore with Dan Cohen
To watch the amazing documentary Alive Inside and see the transformation in people through the simple act of listening to music, is a beautiful demonstration of the healing power of music. Here Neil...
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