I’m so excited about this year’s MTNA conference! There are so many wonderful sessions on the program. But what I’m most excited about is getting together with you and the ComposeCreate community! Last year, I found out that I scheduled […]
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Why is it important to know how to teach sonatinas to kids and teens in the 21st Century? As you already know, a lot of piano students would rather just play pop music, movie music or video game music. So introducing them to and
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You’ve been asking for more rote and reading® pieces like African Safari and Savannah Stalk, so I’m so excited to tell you that there is now a third “rote and reading® piece” available! Here’s the story… African hyenas are romping
New African Rote and Reading® Piece! Read More »
I’m so excited to tell you about a brand new series of books by Forrest Kinney that is designed to teach improvisation to all ages of students, including beginners who have no pulse! I’ve been a fan of how Forrest teaches
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We all want solid piano teaching music that kids want to practice. And often the key to getting them to that piano is motivating music that they love. But we all know that a good majority of elementary piano solos
New Big and Easy Elementary Piano Solo! Read More »
New Music Valentines! Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to use manipulatives like these new free Music Valentines with your students! Not only do new games and activities give your student something to be excited about, it gives you a
New Music Valentines – Free! Read More »
Don’t miss this opportunity to win prizes and share your best idea for teaching piano sonatinas!
Share Your Sonatina Teaching Ideas – Win prizes! Read More »
Click to download Football Flashcards In celebration of the release of the new Football Fever piano piece, I wanted to give you some football music flashcards that you can use, especially now as the Super Bowl is coming up! But
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If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? So why not embrace the power of sports and use sports piano music to motivate your piano students to practice?! Brand new, and just in time for the upcoming American Super Bowl craze,
New Sports Piano Music! Read More »
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break and are energized for 2017! But the likelihood of both of those things being true is probably not very high! January is just tough. And it’s not just tough for
The Perfect “Back-to-Piano in the Winter Piano Piece!” Read More »
Perk Up Practice!
Autumn & Halloween Music
Grab your pumpkin spice latte and listen to composers talk about how to teach their newest autumn & Halloween music! Join hundreds of creative teachers for an uplifting time of encouragement & learning! New MACs released at this webinar!
