At our KMTA conference this year, I was asked to present a short session about all the resources that are on the ComposeCreate blog for helping students prepare for the Kansas Music Progressions, the Washington Audition Examinations, and the North […]
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The Newton Music Teachers Association recently commissioned me to write an intermediate piece for their monster concert. Â Hal Leonard has published this piece along with 4 other duets from Phillip Keveren, Eugenie Rocherolle, and Sondra Clark in a new book
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Someone recently told me about an excellent summer opportunity for jr. composers called The Junior Composers Institute. JCI will be held this year from July 15-21st in Minneapolis, MN. There is no restriction to applying for any of the three
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Well, it’s official! Â I’ll be speaking at this year’s summer SMU Institute for piano teachers! Â I’m privileged to be amongst some very distinguished presenters and look forward presenting with them and meeting you! But, let me tell you a few
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This is the first post in the new series: “What I Can’t Teach Without.” Â While there are many great gadgets and gizmos that I can’t teach without (my recommendations forthcoming), those gadgets would be nothing without solid pedagogy behind them.
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I am thrilled that there is finally a resource book for teachers on teaching composition to piano students! Â Carol Klose has written Piano Teacher’s Guide to Creative Composition and it contains a great list ideas and tips on teaching composition
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These days, I know that teachers are feeling the crunch of the difficult financial times. Â With all the wonderful piano teaching blogs available, it’s easy to have a million studio ideas, but not know what is most worthy of our
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by Leila Viss The fifth and final article in this “Adding a Lab to Your Lessons” series will provide a list of pros and cons to adding a lab to your piano lessons (see article 1, article 2, article 3,
Adding a Lab to Your Lessons #5 – The Pros and Cons Read More »
In celebration of the new Olympic pieces that we’ve just released, I wanted to revive this post by the creative blogger, Leila Viss of 88 Piano Keys! In 2012, Leila Viss gave me permission to post her article on the
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by Leila Viss The possible materials available for your lab are almost endless. The lists provided in past articles (Article 1, Article 2, Article 3) are meant to help you sift through your options (not to overwhelm!). However, once you
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