Tips and Links Pianoles Nieuwkoop
Useful
https://jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl (in Dutch): if your child’s music lessons are too expensive you may want to explore eligibility for a contribution from this fund.
Reading, hearing
Earz: This app offers games for audio training, note reading improvement and harmony recognition. As a teacher I can enhance the offerings with my own games. Buy a subscription or log in for free if you are my student. Take a look at the student login.
https://www.vmn.nl/10-vragen-10-antwoorden-voor-muziekgebruikers (in Dutch) Association for music sellers en publishers; useful information about downloading or copying music scores.
Is your score falling apart?
My pupil Marjo (physiotherapist) can help repair it! Contact her at: marjo@bloemers.net
Nice
www.allofbach.nl for all Bach lovers; many of Bach’s works are already available, new recordings being added until his entire oeuvre will be on the site: fantastic and very informative!
Buy, hire or lease a piano or keyboard?
Other related links
- www.kamermuziek-nieuwkoop.nl fantastic chamber music series in Nieuwkoop programmed by me; active sinds 30 years. Visit and listen to top artists and concerts in your own surroundings.
- www.muziekmaaktslim.nl scientific articles on the correlation between music and intelligence (Dutch).
- pianistmagazine.nl pianist magazine
- denieuwemuze.nl music magazine
- www.pianoconcerten.nl Agenda piano-concerts in The Netherlands
- www.huismuziek.nl interesting courses and a search possibility to look for chamber music partners in your region
Competitions
- christinaconcours.nl the most important Dutch music contest for young people from 12-19 years
- demuziekwedstrijd.nl/filmpje The junior contest of Prinses Christina for children up to 12 years with many nice films of children playing the piano
www.pianofest.nl the pianofestival for amateurs
Nice films
www.classicexpress.nl : the first concert hall on wheels in the world, maybe to be found in primary schools in the region?
Cadeautip!
www.oorkaan.nl/jeugdmuziekgezelschap-oorkaan-lanceert-vijftallige-hoorspelreeks/: nice listening games for children made by the best Dutch children concert producer.