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Holly Butcher Music April Blog Post
Music Performance Tip -Learning music takes time. Be patient with yourself. When you perform in front of others and someone gives you a...
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Mar 30, 20232 min read


Happy Valentines from Holly Butcher Music!
With Valentines coming up soon maybe you are looking for a special gift for someone you love. How about write a song? Even if you don't...
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Feb 9, 20231 min read


Opera Minute - shared by Holly Butcher Music
OPERA MINUTE: Taking a short, closer look at a famous Opera or Classical piece - The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera...
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Jan 3, 20231 min read


Christmas time at Holly's Music🎄
Christmas time is a musical time of the year. What would our holidays be like without music? From Christmas parties to holiday...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read


Happy Thanksgiving from Holly Butcher Music!
Free Coloring page from Alfred Music Books! I recommend Alfred Piano Books for my students! Click or Copy link below...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read


Fall Happenings at Holly Butcher Music
As we head into November I am as busy as can be plugging away at my internship! I am preparing to become a board certified Music...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read


Music Therapy
Happy Fall! I've been working towards my 2nd degree which is to become a Music Therapist. During my schooling I have learned many song...
holly butcher
Oct 1, 20222 min read


Practice checklist
When practicing a new song here is a handy checklist to analyze your music. Before actually playing: In what key is the piece written?...
holly butcher
Aug 17, 20221 min read


Interviewed by PA Newspaper
The phone rang the other week and it was reporter Philip O'Dell from the Daily Review located in Towanda, PA. The Daily & Sunday Review...
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Jul 18, 20221 min read


Performance Preparation
Hi Students and Music lovers! We are in the final weeks leading up to our Spring Recital 2022. This is the time to put in some extra...
holly butcher
May 11, 20221 min read


Spring Recital Coming Up!
I'm looking forward to our SPRING RECITAL 2022! June 5th 2pm Piano & Vocal students will share songs they have been working on Family and...
holly butcher
Apr 1, 20221 min read


Spring 2022 brings forth budding Songwriters
Some of my piano students throughout my years of teaching have enjoyed writing their own songs. At present some of my young students have...
holly butcher
Feb 24, 20222 min read


What Inspires Music? The Romantic Period
How is your winter going? While it's cold out there as budding musicians we can think about what has inspired great composers to write a...
holly butcher
Feb 9, 20222 min read


Resources
Here are some resources for piano and voice A Dozen a Day are short, fun piano exercises. Hanon Jr will help you work on rhythm, timing,...
holly butcher
Jan 10, 20221 min read


HAPPY NEW YEAR from Holly Butcher Music 2022!
I hope you all enjoyed your holiday! As we move into the new year you may be thinking about taking piano or voice lessons. Sometimes we...
holly butcher
Dec 28, 20211 min read


Fall Recital 2021
Very soon the students will be sharing songs they have been learning. Family and friends can come and listen. I'm so proud of each...
holly butcher
Nov 10, 20211 min read
A lifetime of creating
I've taken some art classes and was the youngest one in there. The ladies and gentlemen were such good painters. Their works looked so...
holly butcher
Oct 16, 20211 min read


Learning to play guitar
Did you know I'm learning to play guitar? This is my 4th semester of guitar lessons. I've been working toward my music therapy degree....
holly butcher
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Homeschool Students
Hello! I used to homeschool 3 of my 4 kids! Homeschooling is alot of work and having someone to take some of the load teaching can be a...
holly butcher
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Songwriting
https://youtu.be/rO31kIPEqdA Took a trip to see my family and remembered this song a wrote. A tip for writing a song is make it...
holly butcher
Sep 5, 20211 min read
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