Farewell from Jack Antonio
Remember when Riley did that homemade drumkit assignment? Jack owes Riley a shoutout. PLUS, here's a little farewell video for you all on...
Careers in Music - Music Journalist w/ Paul Zollo
Here to chat about his career as a music critic and journalist is my good friend Paul Zollo! Paul was the editor of SongTalk magazine for...
East Coast Folkster - Dave Gunning
This is a special "concert" for the students at JD. It won't be posted anywhere but here. Dave has been a good friend of mine for a...
Career Paths In The Music Industry - Sound/Audio Engineer w/ Brad Divens
I have known my friend Brad Divens for several years now. Mainly from his time as the bass player and vocalist of one of my favourite...
Career Paths in the Music Industry - What's a Publicist? w/ Eric Alper
Hey guys! Here's a new series I'm doing. I think it's important in this day and age that we realize that there's SOOOOOOOOO much more to...
Monday Music Guest - Ian Dench (EMF)
As the guitarist and primary songwriter of 90's band EMF, guitarist Ian Dench played a HUGE part in constructing the group's biggest hit:...
Monday Music Guest - ERIC SCHENKMAN (The Spin Doctors)
In the 1990's at the height of the "grunge" era The Spin Doctors, with their funky, jam band based grooves, emerged to have one of the...
MONDAY MUSIC GUEST - Ron Hawkins (LOWEST OF THE LOW)
Ron Hawkins has long been revered as one of Canada’s greatest contemporary singer-songwriters. As lead singer/multi-instrumentalist and...
Tips of the Cap! Your inspiration, help and guidance is greatly appreciated!
Well, the "Talking Tuesday" segment, which will soon be called "Monday Music Guest", owes a huge debt of gratitude to a few people for...
Music Advocacy: Edmonton freelance Musician Brian Raine
Let me introduce you to my friend and former student, Brian Raine. He is now a highly sought after freelance musician in the city of...
TALKING TUESDAY - Beppie!!!
Beppie (Stephanie Nhan) is a JUNO nominated recording artist and an award winning music educator based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Her...
Marsalis on Music: TACKLING THE MONSTER (aka "how to practice"
This is a great resource that I used to use in my classroom in Yellowknife to teach my students about practicing. Wynton Marsalis is one...
"Prairie Song" by BEPPIE
Beppie is originally from Regina, SK! Here's a song she wrote about the prairies!
Beppie: MAJOR OR MINOR?
Beppie is a music teacher with a lot of cool ideas. Here she is talking about the differencre between MAJOR and MINOR keys in music:
Beppie is coming to TALKING TUESDAY
Meet BEPPIE! She's coming to our TALKING TUESDAY next week! Beppie (Stephanie Nhan) is a JUNO nominated recording artist and an award...
"CLAP ALONG WITH BEPPIE"
Here's another fun rhythm activity to try at home!
Beppie "MAKE YOUR OWN RAINSTICK"
Beppie is going to be on a future TALKING TUESDAY so I figured you guys could get to know her! Here she is teaching us how to make a...
Fred Penner "The Cat Came Back"
We already know Fred from TALKING TUESDAY. Here's a quick clip of him performing his most famous song on a kids show in 2016:
The Music Class of Mr. Roos
Welcome to my virtual music class, a unique blog here for you to explore. I love having the opportunity to share my passions, thoughts and fun musical activities with those who visit my site. Read on, and enjoy!








