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Join the Piano Party with Harry Connick Jr.!

Give A Note welcomes Harry Connick Jr.’s Piano Party as a champion of our work to expand the reach and impact of music education. Piano Party is a new online piano course like only Harry Connick Jr. could create. As the course instructor and guide, Harry makes learning the piano fun as he mixes the […]

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Nina Simone’s Early Champion

Nina Simone (b. Eunice Kathleen Waymon; 1933) is most well known for her contributions to jazz, her activist efforts, and her courage to channel her protests into song, giving voice to many Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Her path to success and the influence she had later in life would not have been […]

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Fun, Effective Music Education is Easy to Achieve

Music is a powerful tool in learning, and Give A Note believes every student should have the opportunity to learn music in school. Keys and Kingdoms offers new and exciting ways for students to unlock the magic of music through gaming technology. “Learning and playing music through gaming with Keys & Kingdoms is such a creative and engaging […]

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From the Rehearsal Room to the Retail Floor

How Piano Led to a Passion for Music Retail   Music has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. My father started teaching me to play the piano when I was 4 1/2 years old, and seeing my immediate interest and love for the instrument, he enrolled me […]

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Music Matters: Bringing the Cause to the National Stage

Miss Florida 2017 Sara Zeng Speaks Up for Music Education When you were five years old, did you know what you wanted to do when you grew up? Most children do not, although they are exposed to people and experiences along the way who help develop who and what they will become as adults. That […]

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