Dr. Melody Hanberry Payne has a fun site called The Plucky Pianista that you’ll want to check out, especially if you have beginners. Dr. Hanberry has held positions in a number of colleges and universities and is a nationally certified […]
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by Marcia Vahl, NCTM As we begin a new teaching year here in the states, I’m excited to have Marcia Vahl back to give us even more thoughts on how to be a better piano judge, adjudicator, and even teacher.
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Friday is the 13th birthday of ComposeCreate.com and I wanted to do it up big this year! So, I composed a new piece that’s fun, energetic, celebratory, and well…HAPPY! This is definitely one of those pieces you want to have
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Susan Paradis has created a fun little activity/flashcard for students learning their note names. She uses these Animal Alphabet Matching Cards by having students clip a clothespin to the correct note name shown on the staff. Very cute! Joy Morin
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Take the 30 Piece Challenge! Inspired by the brilliant pedagogue Elissa Milne, I am challenging each of my students to learn 30 new pieces this school year. There are so many great reasons for this challenge, and Elissa certainly has
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Have you noticed how competitive teens and pre-teens are? Have you noticed that when other games and activities don’t interest them, beating someone at something always seems to light a fire under them? Well, I’d like to help you motivate
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Piano group lessons are super popular, but sometimes hard to start doing. So I am so excited about this article by Charlene Zundel Shelzi which discusses the kind of  piano group lessons that have worked for me for over a
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You can view some handouts from the NCKP workshops and sessions online now! Not many of the workshops have handouts posted, but there are a few that might be immediately useful to any teacher, whether or not you attended the
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I’ve been fascinated by the number of times in the last year that a respected pedagogue has said something like this, “When the brain is bored, it seeks new stimuli.” Diane Hidy mentioned this to me once when she was
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by Dr. Christopher Fisher As a piano teacher, I find great joy in the process of creating and experimenting with new and exciting teaching strategies with my students. I love to consider each of my students – their learning styles, their
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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!
