Earth Day Recital – Nature Theme Piano Recital Hundreds of teachers visit and download the ComposeCreate Recital Themes each year. So I thought it might be helpful to start a series of posts with piano recital themes. Let me know […]
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Ode to Joy has always been one of my students’ favorite pieces when they are starting out in their method books. Of course, publishers love it because it’s written by Beethoven and is public domain. But they and students both like it
New Ode to Joy Arrangement! Read More »
Sometimes it is easy to get in a tizzy about making policy changes when something pushes us to our limit. Conversely, some teachers “set it and forget it,” to the detriment of not making policy changes when needed, or not
What are the Foundational Reasons for Having Piano Policies? Read More »
I have big news today about some easy Irish piano music! We recently purchased the copyright back from Hal Leonard on an early level piece and we are releasing that piece today! Now you probably don’t even know about this
New Easy Irish Piano Music + The Problem with Gender Specific Covers Read More »
I’m really excited about releasing this piece! Here’s why…my kids have been singing it for months. All I have to do is play the first 5 notes and they just can’t stop singing it! So you can see why this
New Rote Piano Solo with 2 Bonuses! Read More »
When the Winter Olympics start on February 9th, your students are going to be soooo motivated by anything that has that spirit of healthy competition, doing your best, and excelling. So, we wanted to create a brand new resource, the
FREE Winter Sports Music Games and Flashcards Read More »
When the Winter Olympics* start on February 9th, your students are going to be soooo motivated by anything that has that spirit of healthy competition, doing your best, and excelling. That’s why we created the new Winter Sports Music Games
New Piano Piece Inspired by the Olympic Season Read More »
Do you remember when I talked about retroactive inspiration? It’s happening more and more to me these days where I write a piece and I’m not quite sure what it’s about initially. I compose it slowly, wrestle with it frequently,
What could “Meanwhile” be about? NEW Piece! Read More »
Too often, elementary music sounds, well, elementary. It lacks the sophistication that many elementary students need and crave. And as a result, many older beginners feel like they are playing music that is beneath them emotionally, even though it may
What Does Blue Sound Like? New Easy Haunting Piano Solo Read More »
Your students might be dragging their feet when they come to lessons after the holiday break, so let’s get the new year started with a bang! At least three new pieces are coming in the next few weeks, but it seemed like I had to start the year with a driving elementary piece that gets students really excited that they are playing the piano!
New Driving Late Elementary Piece! Read More »
The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
