I love the way Hal Leonard is structuring their teacher discounts now! It used to be that you could get 40% off of up to two copies of most publications, but then a $9 shipping and handling charge was applied […]
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We recently had two major snow storms in our area. 14 inches were dumped the first time and 7 inches the second time! These storms were back to back, piling snow on snow and making my entire community a bit
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Here’s a sneak peak of some of the pictures we took last Saturday while I was doing the final trial of RM2. I’m working on final edits and all kinds of final details. It will be here soon, but I
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Sometimes it’s the little things in life… Discover Card has made me smile many times in the last few weeks with this card. I imagine at some point, I’ll probably get inquiries about piano lessons because of this little piece
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NextNotes High School Composition Awards This is open to any 14-18 year old and is not limited by the style of music! Any style and instrumentation is accepted as long as it’s your creative design! Six composers will be chosen
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Well, the controversial topic of playing from memory got a lot of reads in the last two weeks. I was excited that so many of you commented on the blog post: Controversial Things We Don’t Discuss: Memorizing. As a matter
I know there are a number of states that have composition contests around this time of year. Last year I was privileged to judge the Texas MTA contest with Melody Bober and David Karp. This year, I get to hear
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Many of you have been asking when the 2nd book of Rhythm Menagerie is coming out, so I thought I’d give you an update. If you get bored with any of this, keep reading to the end because I’m offering
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…this year’s National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy! I’m so excited to tell you that I’ve been invited to share two presentations at this year’s conference. I love to present, but more than that, I love to meet and be around
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Okay, I’ve been thinking and wrestling with a controversial idea about memorizing music for years now and have decided that I’m just going to have to confess what I decided. Now I know that I may risk harsh criticism from
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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!
