From My Heart
This letter went out to ComposeCreate® newsletter subscribers on Tuesday, June 8th, 2020. But I wanted to include it here on the blog as well for those who missed the newsletter. Dear Teacher, This week and last week, we have
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Introducing Short Sheets®!
In our recent survey, many of you told me how difficult it is to teach longer pieces with online lessons. You mentioned how students are “Zoom weary” right now and longer pieces just aren’t holding their attention spans. Plus, you
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Mid Covid19 Piano Teacher Survey
More than a month has passed since many of us have been observing “shelter-in-place” orders. If any of you are like me, maybe some days are just fine and then others, you might be feeling weary and overwhelmed, perhaps even
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Can a Solo Piano Teacher Get the Paycheck Protection Program Forgivable Loan or the EIDL Grant?
[Update 4/21/20 – Though the program is out of money, Paypal is still accepting applications here as they anticipate more money coming. They say, “We are hopeful that Congress will allocate additional funds for the program and we will continue
Should We Throw Our Piano Policies Out the Window Now?
Click to download a printable copy of this article Over the last few weeks, I have received a number of questions about what to do with piano policies now that so much is changing in piano teaching. During this Corona
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Best Ideas for Teaching Online During This Pandemic
Over the last few weeks, I’ve put out a few articles about the easiest ways to teach piano remotely, an article to send to parents to help with student retention (send them the URL), and 5 long-distance games (published in
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Big Temporary Change to Our Studio License!
During this time of unprecedented distress, we at ComposeCreate® are adjusting the licensing for all of our studio licensed music, Rhythm Menagerie®, Rhythm Manipulations®, and Rhythm Cup Explorations® PDFs. Here is what we will be adjusting to help you teach effectively during this time: If
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Will Online Piano Lessons Really Work for Me or My Child?
Chances are, your piano teacher is wanting to move to remote piano lessons during this global pandemic. But it’s understandable if you aren’t sure about this. You might be wondering things like: Will this really be like regular piano lessons?
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Easy Ways to Switch to Temporary Online Piano Lessons – COVID 19 Help
Lots of piano teachers are talking about how to do online piano lessons, so I’ll link to some of them below. But this article is especially for teachers who have little experience teaching online piano lessons, don’t think they have
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Free Basketball Music Flashcards
Click to get the Basketball Music Flashcards March Madness is right around the corner and your students who love basketball will love these basketball music flashcards! Use them to freshen up students’ note reading practice or play all kinds of
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