Suzanne from the Hilton Music Studio emailed me the other day to tell me how much she loved the Fall Lesson Book Bash article that Leila Viss wrote! She said her students were: LOVING the Fall Book Bash! Everytime I […]
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Considering an iPad? For the next month, we’ll be featuring a series of articles by Leila Viss to help you make up your mind. Leila has a wonderful way of organizing this kind of information and the fact that she’s
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Well, did you try to guess how old ComposeCreate.com / WendysPianoStudio.com was in the last post? You might be surprised to find out that we are actually 12 years old this year! WendysPianoStudio.com was one of the first piano teaching
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September 6th the birthday of ComposeCreate.com / WendysPianoStudio.com! How long do you think we’ve been around? Take a guess in the comment section below and I’ll post the answer on September 6th! Before you guess, here’s a little history: In
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I’m a few weeks into the Fall Lesson Book Bash incentive program and I am absolutely thrilled with what my students are doing*. Yes, they are making great progress in their lesson books, but more importantly they are coming up
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I’ve been developing something on ComposeCreate.com for over 3 years and it is finally complete! I think its the best kept secret on this website and so I’m excited to tell you all about it. (And there’s a sale now
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Fall Lesson Book Bash In the last post, you learned about the exciting way that Leila Viss is motivating her students to move quickly through and be creative with their lesson books. I already shared this Fall Lesson Book Bash
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I’m always looking for something to motivate my students at the beginning of the year. But like many of you, I am always weighing the pros and cons of external reward systems for piano lessons. I believe that eventually, making
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These tips come from Allen Long, another great teacher I met at the SMU Institute for Piano Teachers. Allen actually studied at SMU and you can learn more about him, his studio, and his amazing singing dog on his website.
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These tips are provided by another SMU Institute attendee Leila Viss, author of the fantastic series on this blog entitled “Adding a Lab to Your Lessons” and the author of the great blog 88pianokeys. See Wendy’s tips and Dorla’s tips from
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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!
