I’m so excited about this year’s kick-off webinar on August 20th (at two different times)! I have been preparing for this webinar since Feburary of this year, and you can only imagine all the surprise and ideas I’ve been creating […]
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We’re so excited about the newly designed challenge charts for this year! If you’ve been a part of the ComposeCreate “fam” for a bit, you’ll know we delight in releasing new PDF editions of the 30 and 40 Piece Challenge
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The end of another school year is in sight – and whether you feel like it came too soon or couldn’t come soon enough, many teachers are planning end-of-year parties. Do any of you have trouble finding the time and
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A grand finale piano solo is important for a recital. It “wakes up” the audience and gives them something exciting to remember. It gets other students inspired and motivated. And, it makes you look fabulous as a teacher! Why? It
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This is Part 4 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music and Part 3 on editing the music. Besides composing
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This is Part 3 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music. Call me a weirdo, but I really like the
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This is Part 2 of a new series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. In the first post of this series, I talked about how I write lyrics for an elementary piece of music. The article told
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This is Part 1 of a new series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. I did something a little unusual as I was creating the two new Adventures of Little Fuzzies pieces: Easter Egg Hunt and April
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“Today I have a piece that I think you’re really going to like.” I was looking at my 11-year-old piano student, who was stuck in a bit of a rut. His home situation had recently become a bit rough, he
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When it’s time to approach teaching modes to a student, I have to take a deep breath and prepare myself. I’ve had students tell me that they feel like their brain is going to “melt out of their ears” after
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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!
