Welcome to all the MTNA members who are visiting this blog after attending the Free Piano Teaching Resources Online workshop given by Michelle Gordon on Tuesday. I am thrilled that Michelle decided to recommend this blog to you and wanted to take […]
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This is Lesson #8 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now.  I have seen so many organizations fail or falter because of a lack of clear vision and a committment to that vision. Composers and teachers
A friend and colleague of mine, Christopher Fisher, has written a new book on group teaching.  The book is Teaching Piano in Groups and is published by Oxford University Press.  Though I have not read it yet, I am sure that
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Hal Leonard has just announced its spring special offers for teachers: Order up to two copies of these specially selected music publications at a 40% discount. The special offer includes: • Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Method Materials • Adult
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This is Lesson #7 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now.  This is great advice for those wanting to establish a presence online.   Lesson #1 Passion (page 51) Lesson #2 Knowing (page 78) Lesson #3 Change (page 50)
Hal Leonard is now showcasing composers in the new email Hal Leonard Mainstage Newsletter. In this first issue, Carol Klose talks of watching Liberace as a child and and how she crafts music to connect with her audience. One of Carol’s most
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I have had conversations with several of my composer friends about the direction of music publishing in terms of print or digital distribution of music. I know that not only are composers concerned about these things, but music publishers are
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I love the Wall Street Journal as an unusual source of creative and entrepreneural inspiration. On Monday, March 1st, there was an article entitled, At 3M, Innovation Comes in Tweaks in which CEO George Buckley was interviewed about his company and
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This is Lesson #6 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. While there is a lot of truth to this little adage, I don’t know that I would completely discount the importance of working on our
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The Music Education Blog Carnival is a collection of interesting articles posted by music education bloggers. Each month (except for the summer months) a music ed blogger volunteers to host the “event” on their site. They then parse through submissions and
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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!
