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Bottomless Cup · 8M ago

Happy New Year!

Clearly neither Julius Caesar nor Pope Gregory XIII ever had to start school in the fall, lest they would have opted for the calendar year to begin Sept. 1 rather than January 1. To celebrate the new year in January...
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Bottomless Cup · 1Y ago

Wishing You a Bottomless Cup of Holiday Cheer

Happy Holidays & Cheers to a warm and musical holiday season!
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Bottomless Cup · 1Y ago

Roma... Rrroma-ma-ah

Were I to write my memoirs, one day far from now, and I just might, depending on how everything turns out, the organization of the chapters would be easy. I would organize them by location. That is how my memory...
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Bottomless Cup · 2Y ago

When The Saints Go Marching

photo by JoeTaravella. In honor of yesterday's New Orleans's Saints Superbowl win... and because next week is winter break here in NYC and I never assign homework over breaks... and because last weekend finished up recitals and I like to...
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Bottomless Cup · 2Y ago

The Creative Genius

Creativity frustrates me. It is a fickle friend prone to mood changes like no woman I know (including myself!). Attempts to summon and control it are futile and it has an odd sense of humor as to when it chooses...
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Bottomless Cup · 2Y ago

BCM's Beginner's Book of Easy Solo/Duet/Trio Music: "Jingle Bells"

BCM's Beginner Solo/Duet/Trio series is back for the holidays! For a reminder of how these work, click here, otherwise head below the fold for links to PDFs for the following instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax,...
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Bottomless Cup · 2Y ago

Jingle those secular bells!

Despite my intense love for Holiday music, one of the most frustrating times of the year for a music teacher is December. Trying to coordinate so many different holidays into one concert or music lesson can be extremely frustrating. Christmas!...
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