Releasing Halloween music is always so much fun! There’s something about silly lyrics and creepy creatures that motivates kids to practice, which always makes teaching more of a treat. But this year feels extra exciting – because both Diane Hidy
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If you came to the “Surprise! New Music and Motivating Curiosities Never Before Offered!” webinar, you know that we released so much new music for August 2023! New Mythical Creatures and Pet Shop pieces, a new Rote and Reading® series,
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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
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We often get stuck thinking that there is a “right” way to teach certain concepts. But I think to be a good teacher is to admit that there is not a “right” way, but better ways and even multiple ways
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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Merry to Moody:
Holiday music for everyone!
Tired of the usual holiday music?This free webinar is just for you! Lots of new, original, and classic holiday, winter, and seasonal music will wow your students onto the bench! And you'll love the new audience participation piece as well!
