I wanted to invite all my teaching friends to a workshop I will be giving entitled, “Nurturing Creativity and Inspiration.” Â This workshop will be on September 17th, at Senseney Music in Wichita from 9:30-11:30. Â The Wichita Piano Teacher League asked […]
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Bradley Sowash, a wonderful jazz musician and composer, helps unscramble 4 myths of playing by ear. Here is Part 1 of “The Myths of Playing by Ear.” Playing by ear is one of those areas of teaching music that often
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Yes, its true! ComposeCreate® now has a page on Facebook. Once you visit the page, choose to “like” it and updates to it and this blog will be sent directly to your newsfeed. A few teachers and I have been having
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The April MTNA eJournal is available online now.  You can read these articles without registering here although you may not be able to hear and see the enhanced media (sound files, video files) unless you register.   In this edition you will
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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
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)
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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This is Lesson #5 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. I’ve referenced this one at the beginning of the year when I was making 1 year goals. I love her last line, “Don’t worry
This is Lesson #4 in the pages that most spoke to me in What Matters Now. This one reminds me that while I need to embrace the benefits of new technology, I need to remember that there are parts of what has worked well in
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!
