There is a lot of planning that goes into a recital – venue, repertoire, parent communication, the list goes on! But one very important aspect that can easily go unnoticed until right before the event is a welcome and ending […]
What Should I Say to Begin and End a Piano Recital? Read More »
Spring is in the air, which means it’s that time of year – recital season! I always have at least one student who absolutely dreads playing in recitals. To be honest, I was that student! I had performance anxiety, and
Audience Participation Recital Music Read More »
The Beautiful Places series continues to be an incredibly popular series on ComposeCreate! Sophisticated sounds at an early level are hard to find, so teens and adults especially are connecting with these pieces. And we’ve been thrilled that even kids
New “Finding and Entering Beautiful Places” Pieces Read More »
When a student pictures their first piano lesson, they’re imagining playing Für Elise, a video game cover, or a piece they heard a friend play. So often when their first music sounds like, well, a black key piece, they feel
Black Key Music Kids Love® Read More »
We get a lot of requests about specific music. And we’ve realized that there are some essential kinds of pieces that are missing from the ComposeCreate catalog. So we are thrilled to be releasing the missing pieces that are fun,
Free January Webinar: #1 Most Requested ​​​​Repertoire Releases Read More »
My students have always loved holiday piano parties and group lessons. I’ve always loved them too, but group lessons are always more work for me so I typically have mixed feelings about them. But what if you could have an
Easy Holiday Piano Party Lesson Plans – 3 Levels of Difficulty Read More »
I’m so excited to tell you that the All is Calm, All is Bright collection of piano music is now available to listen to for free on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and many other streaming platforms! Formally, we only sold
All is Calm is Now Streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and More! Read More »
During the months of July and August, I did a survey to ask how the economy was affecting piano teachers. The results were fascinating and I shared these at the August Kick-off webinar. (You don’t want to miss these webinars
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I’m sure you remember us talking about this before – adults don’t want to sound like they’ve only been playing the piano for 3 months. Even if that’s exactly how long they’ve been playing! If they’re spending their limited time
Beginner Piano Music for Adults Read More »
Halloween music is always such a treat to write (pun intended!). It’s goofy, creepy, and kids love playing Halloween pieces. But there are a lot of families who don’t celebrate Halloween – and they deserve some fun music to celebrate
New Autumn and Halloween Music for 2022 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!
