Every year in January, I forget about how busy May is. I forget about it not only in January, but also February, March, and April as well. I always make the mistake of looking forward to May. That is, until […]
Advice on Piano Teaching in Maycember Read More »
Today, I’m sitting here reflecting about the fact that I’m not going to MTNA this year. I had an amazing time last year, especially with all the ComposeCreate® teachers with which I was able to connect! But, I’m actually glad
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We’re a month into the new year and this is always a good time for me to process how my goals for the year are progressing. So far this year, I’ve found this quote has been very helpful: “You do
Falling to the Level of Our Systems Read More »
We had such a wonderful set of questions at the Revolutionize Rhythm In Your Studio webinar, but we didn’t have time to answer all of them. So we wanted to answer them here! Please leave a comment if you have
Rhythm Curriculum Q&A Read More »
Rhythm is the most foundational aspect of creating music – if you play all of the right notes with the right dynamics, but don’t use the right rhythm, no one will know what you’re playing! Plus learning to internalize rhythm
How Rhythm Tracks At Home Help Students Internalize Rhythm Read More »
I’m so excited about this year’s kick-off webinar on August 20th (at two different times)! I have been preparing for this webinar since Feburary of this year, and you can only imagine all the surprise and ideas I’ve been creating
Free August Kick-off Webinar! Turn Students Into Fans! Read More »
This is Part 4 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music and Part 3 on editing the music. Besides composing
Creating the Cover for an Elementary Piano Solo Read More »
This is Part 3 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music. Call me a weirdo, but I really like the
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This is Part 2 of a new series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. In the first post of this series, I talked about how I write lyrics for an elementary piece of music. The article told
Composing the Music of an Elementary Piano Solo Read More »
This is Part 1 of a new series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. I did something a little unusual as I was creating the two new Adventures of Little Fuzzies pieces: Easter Egg Hunt and April
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Ignite the Spark!
August kick-off webinar
Join hundreds of teachers at this energizing webinar where we unveil new Fuzzies, Color, Beautiful Wonders, Adventure, & video game music! Plus stickers, new catalog, organization & teaching ideas!
