Hal Leonard has posted an official press release regarding the acquisition of distribution rights of the Fabers entire catalogue.  Most of these details I have already posted in this previous post, but here is one new comment by Hal Leonard […]
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I read a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about what makes Irving Berin’s “White Christmas” the “best selling record of all time.” Of course, this kind of thing should interest any composer who is the least bit
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By now you know that the Faber’s publications will be distributed by Hal Leonard. The Fabers have announced that you can be looking for updates to their PreTime and BigTime books soon. These should be incredible since they now have
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Well, the word is out amongst the piano teaching boards. Effective December 7th, Hal Leonard will be the official distributor of Nancy and Randall Faber’s Piano Adventures series. They will begin working with the Hal Leonard staff to produce new
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I was teaching a young student the other day and remembered that I had a great little game for teaching the white keys. These Keyboard Puzzle Flashcards are shaped such that they only fit on the correct key. I gave
For students in Wendy’s Piano Studio: Your artwork this year is wonderful! I am so impressed with your drawings, especially since I find it difficult to draw even a 3 dimensional box. Below, you will find all of the drawings
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You’ve heard me say before that the two areas I see student composers struggling with the most are melody and form. One teacher at the Composition for Kids lecture I gave in KC this week asked the following question: How
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J.W.Pepper emailed me this week to tell me what they thought about the Easy Hymn Solos series. They said they were: …very impressed with the titles that were selected and the simpler solo arrangements of them. It’s hard to find
J W Pepper calls the series “wonderful!” Read More »
This will be an ongoing series consisting of questions that I have received after giving the Composition for Kids lecture. The first three questions came from members of KMTA this summer. They included: When do you have your students first
Question #4 Students Getting Published Read More »
If you are not familiar with the Web Rewards section of this site, this is where I send my students each week to complete theory and ear training assignments to help them prepare for the state theory and ear training
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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!
