At the UMTA 2025 conference, Melissa Bearden told me about a super exciting challenge she had created for her students last summer. I was immediately intrigued and excited with its ingenuity and she gave me permission to build on her […]
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Hear ye, hear ye! A tremendous event is happening on April 14: The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026! This free Little Fuzzies webinar will be a return to the carefree fun of childhood, with so many reasons for even non-Little
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Recently, at one of our ComposeCreate® webinars, we shared tips on how to prepare students for their music recitals. I shared about the“Magic Moment” I teach my students to help them look polished. A helpful mentor along my teaching career
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Planning and presenting a piano studio recital is a major effort, no matter how many years you’ve been doing it. Between thinking about student order, calming performance jitters, oh, and not to mention, putting on a great show, there’s plenty
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We asked a very important question for Idea Share #20: How do you teach students to practice at home? We often hear that ComposeCreate® webinars leave our community of teachers feeling inspired and re-energized. In part, that spark comes from
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Every couple of years, Wendy does an in-depth workshop. She dives deep into something that is really impactful for all of us. Fortunately at ComposeCreate®, we don’t have a big subscription or membership model where you’re charged, say $200 a
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Last year, there was almost no new holiday, Christmas or winter pieces. After the autumn webinar, I hit a wall. I was exhausted, several crises had happened, I had been sick for weeks, things were ramping up with my kids
If January feels like a bit of a letdown after the holiday season, and you’re wondering what your students need to put the “pep” back into their step for this semester, then you’re in the right place. The January 2026
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The free ComposeCreate® Leveling Guide and Correlation Chart is here! Now you can easily compare our levels with your students’ method books or syllabus. Curious how our Late Elementary level or Elementary level aligns with your student’s Level 2 book?
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To say we’re ecstatic to show you the new releases is an understatement! We’ll be debuting two new music series – music inspired by art, and music inspired by video games. Wendy Stevens has created a new series that she’s
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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!
