If you are looking for new recital repertoire this fall, consider Christine Donkin’s new collections, Sunny Days and Peace Country. These wonderful pieces are a delight to the ears and are very playable for students. Sunny Days These intermediate pieces correspond nicely with Faber’s Piano Adventures level 3B or with Alfred’s Premier Course level 4. […]
Guest Posts
Jazz for Your Students! – guest post by Adam Bendorf
Alberti Publishing has recently launched an on-line store where you can instantly download and print hundreds of piano pieces! (You might recognize the publishing company from their first book, the attractive and colorful The Right Notes student assignment book.) Company President, Adam Bendorf shares about some of their musical selections and a special discount code […]
Selling a Piano Studio as a Business
A while back I was contacted by another teacher requesting input on the protocol for selling her piano studio. Since I’ve never been in the position of buying or selling a business, I had to tell her that I didn’t have a clue! However, after getting some additional counsel and going through the process herself, […]
Studying Music in College by Justin Birch
With a number of students right now who are looking at pursuing music education long-term either via college or alternative higher education options, I was really interested when Justin Birch contacting me about submitting a guest post on the topic of studying music in college. I especially appreciate his point that students who are serious […]
Ask Janet Your Injury-Related Questions
If you’ve been keeping up with the posts this week, you know that Janet Horvath has a wealth of expertise and experience to share in the area of injury prevention and recovery. She has kindly agreed to take specific questions from Music Matters Blog readers and answer them in a post next week. You can […]
Interview with Janet Horvath
I am pleased to welcome Janet Horvath, author of Playing (Less) Hurt, to Music Matters Blog today to talk a little bit more about injury prevention and the role it should play in our teaching. 1. You come from a very musical family and began playing at a young age. Can you tell us when […]
