We asked a very important question for Idea Share #20: How do you teach students to practice at home? We often hear that ComposeCreate® webinars leave our community of teachers feeling inspired and re-energized. In part, that spark comes from […]
Idea Share #20: How do you teach students to practice at home? Read More »
During the spring season, I volunteer as a coach for a local teen mountain biking team. This local team is under the umbrella of a national organization called NICA – The National Interscholastic Cycling Association, which has pretty rigorous training
“Challenge by Choice” – A New Way to Look at Piano Students Read More »
A new series of pieces with dazzling appeal is here: Meet the Around the World series! The Around the World series takes you to vibrant cultures and countries filled with dances and rhythms. Each piece captures the spirit of a
New Spanish Music with Around the World Series Read More »
The teaching season is here! And our kick-off webinar contains all kinds of new music and ideas to take you from teacher to a superhero! But just being at this webinar can make a big difference in the energy you
Sign up for the 2025 Kick Off Webinar: From Teacher to Superhero! Read More »
In a perfect world, piano teachers everywhere would be able to attend conferences in any location, and bring well-known pedagogues and composers like Wendy to our local music associations for a live workshop. But if you’re like me, my season
Group Viewing Opportunity for Workshops with Wendy Read More »
With all the great Music Kids Love® you probably already own, it might be difficult to know in what order to teach each piece in a series. But our new Piano Teaching Guides can help you use your music more
New Piano Teaching Guides Available! Read More »
There’s nothing else in the world of piano pedagogy that is like Smart Scales. This is because Smart Scales is about learning to play music, not learning to play scales. Of course, we include scale reference pages at the end
Traditional vs. Comfortable Piano Fingering for Scales Read More »
Smart Scales is such a unique resource that we wanted to take a moment to help you understand how to use it. We’ve received some wonderful questions in the past, so we thought a Q&A blog post featuring the author
Your Smart Scales Questions Answered by Diane Hidy Read More »
Our Easy Hymn Solos Books 1, 2, and 3 have been very popular with teachers and all ages of students. They are some of the most mature-sounding arrangements available at elementary, late elementary, and early intermediate levels. As a matter
Easy Hymn Solos Now Available as Digital Studio License! Read More »
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
New “Finding and Entering Beautiful Places” Pieces Read More »
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!
