We’re a month into the new year and this is always a good time for me to process how my goals for the year are progressing. So far this year, I’ve found this quote has been very helpful: “You do […]
Falling to the Level of Our Systems Read More »
Returning to lessons after holiday break can mean you’re scratching your head to know how to motivate your students to practice their skills again. That’s why the January webinar was all about helping your students Level Up their skills using
Idea Share #16 – How do you get your students to practice? Read More »
All too often, we piano teachers can become overwhelmed with “what to do next” in our studios. We might ask ourselves questions like, “What new ideas are out there? What could I be doing better?” In the spirit of noticing
Idea Share #14 – What is Working Well in your Studio? Read More »
2024’s free holiday webinar has a special spin: This year, not only are we debuting beautiful new holiday pieces, but also highlighting holiday classics from the ComposeCreate® catalog. That means that even if you want to use what you already
FREE Holiday Webinar: Fantastically Festive Favorites for All! Read More »
This is Part 4 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music and Part 3 on editing the music. Besides composing
Creating the Cover for an Elementary Piano Solo Read More »
Idea Share #12 was filled with fabulous ideas and encouragement! And the “Inventive New Music for Building Confidence” webinar was filled with new music and resources from Wendy Stevens, Jason Sifford, and Diane Hidy. There were fantastic questions during our
Idea Share #12 – 2024 Excitement and How Do You Connect Music and Art? Read More »
We are so thankful for our community of ComposeCreate teachers! This community is always willing to share ideas, collaborate, and give insights. One of our wonderful ComposeCreate teachers is Valerie Alfonso, who was kind enough to share a fantastic recital
New Recital Idea: Art & Music Recital! Read More »
Just when you thought Holiday, Christmas, and winter music couldn’t get more interesting and beautiful….the free Holly Jolly Music for All Ages webinar comes along! You’ll hear new arrangements and original holiday and winter music at all levels from Wendy
Free Webinar: Holly Jolly Music for All Ages! Read More »
My younger sister was sporty – she played softball, and had all the trophies and medals in her room to prove it. On the other hand, I took piano lessons and participated festivals and recitals – and you would never
Introducing Music Achievement Cards! Read More »
Every August, we do a free kick-off webinar to start the school year with new music, encouragement, and time with ComposeCreate teachers around the world. But this year, we’re doing two can’t-miss webinars! These webinars are completely different from each
Sign Up for Exciting, FREE August Webinars! Read More »
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!
