One of my students showed up a couple weeks ago with a simple arrangement of the contemporary Christian praise song, Mighty to Save. Her Grandma had found it as a free sheet music download on-line, and it’s the perfect level for her. She kindly sent me the link and it’s a treasure trove! If you […]
Repertoire Suggestions
Review and Giveaway of 5 Piano Books from Red Leaf Piano Works! by Martha Duncan
Thanks to Martha Duncan for submitting the following guest post highlighting Red Leaf Piano Works: Don’t miss your chance to win one of these exciting new piano books! What do you get when a group of piano teachers who also double as award-winning composers get together? The answer is Red Leaf Pianoworks -an online composers’ […]
Join the Connecticut State Music Teachers Association Live This Morning!
The Connecticut State Music Teachers Association has just launched a USTREAM channel and is hosting a piano ensemble music session live this morning from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET. What fun! I’m loving watching the archived video from their live session on Tuesday morning: Video streaming by UstreamIf you’re looking for some wonderful piano ensemble repertoire, […]
Repertoire Reviews of Intermediate Level Piano Music
Have you ever wished you could listen to beautiful performances of intermediate level repertoire so that you could discover new and appealing pieces for your students? Well then, you can thank Luke Bartolomeo, of the Repertoire Review website, for being your wish-granting genie in a magic lamp because that is what his weekly podcast is […]
Giveaway of Red by Dror Perl
If you’ve already got the Blue and Purple books by Dror Perl and have been looking for the chance to complete the collection, here’s your opportunity! Dror has offered to give one copy of his book, Red, to a Music Matters Blog reader. True to form, the Red book is a mix of contemporary pieces […]
A Fabulous Way to Introduce Students to Classical Themes
I’ve been playing catch-up on blog posts for the last couple of weeks and ran across this wonderful post by Heidi that’s a Classical Themes Lab Assignment for her students. In her assignment she creates a list of all the pieces in the In Recital, with Classical Themes by Helen Marlais and pairs it with […]













