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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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
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If you clicked on this article, you want to know how to have less stress during the holidays. But it’s not always the holidays themselves that are stressful, but the preparation that’s stressful too. Of course there are parties –
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The Piano Teaching Idea Share #7 is here, and full of fabulous ideas and tips for making your life as a piano teacher easier! We love doing these idea shares during our webinars, and are always amazed by the creativity,
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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
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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
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Do your students ever have trouble learning something? Bass clef notes, how to coordinate their hands, steady beat, dotted quarter notes, fourths? How about students who have trouble playing softly or can’t quite seem to play loudly? What about students
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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!
