The Piano Explorer has announced its annual Composition Contest winners. Two of my students were featured in the following way: Bethany–her artwork is displayed on the front cover of the magazine! Jana–received an Honorable Mention in the Younger Division of […]
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Did you see what was on page 1 of this month’s American Music Teacher? It’s a bit of a clue as to what’s kept me busy for the last year. I can’t wait to tell you about it in full! Coming
I can’t believe that in my previous post, To Give or Not to Give Makeup Lessons, I forgot to mention one of the ways I most often “makeup” lessons for students! I just revised the article, so if you’d like to see the
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Inevitably, every few months, the subject of giving or not giving make up piano lessons comes up on all of the piano teaching forums. Every teacher certainly has the freedom to choose what is best for their studio and personal
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Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize Application Deadline: June 30, 2010 (receipt) The School of Music of the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the 2010 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, a National Competition for New Works for
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Christopher Fisher, Assistant Professor of Piano at Ohio University), has just written a new book called Teaching Piano in Groups. This book is a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching. I am sure it will become
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Each month, the American Music Teacher, a magazine for members of Music Teachers National Association, contains a section of new music reviews.  This month’s magazine (April/May 2010) contains a review of my Easy Hymns Solos Books 1-3, published by Hal Leonard.
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I have asked Kevin Costley, and exclusive FJH composer, to write a guest post for this blog.  He has graciously agreed and chose to write about this important topic: Composing Made Me a Faster Sight-reader Sight-reading has always been very difficult for me. I didn’t have
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The American Composer’s Forum has announced an opportunity to attend a 2 day intensive workshop on film scoring. HOLLYWOOD CALLING: An Insider’s Guide to Film Scoring April 17-18, 2010 McNally Smith College of Music Saint Paul, MN  Registration Deadline: March 31,
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If you have not seen the new Schirmer Performance Editions that have been updated by Hal Leonard, I would encourage you to take a look at these. The editions are on a light tan colored paper making them easy on
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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!
