One of my favorite ways of learning about new or favorite piano music has historically been via attending showcases at conferences or workshops at our local music store. Since most of those opportunities have vanished in the last year, I was delighted to recently find out about a project of Podstrona Music that aims to […]
Repertoire Suggestions
Free Arrangement of Joy to the World by James Koertz
James Koertz has become one of my go-to arrangers for hymns and Christmas songs. I love his vibrant arrangements that fit the hand well and are easy to learn, pleasing to the ear, and fitting for nearly any occasion. He has a new arrangement of Joy to the World that is available for free for […]
Review and Giveaway of Rock the Boat by Rebekah Maxner
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Whoever “they” is. However, if you did so in regards to Rebekah Maxner’s newest piano book for early elementary students, Rock the Boat, you’d be justified. Every piece is as delightful as the colorful illustration on the cover suggests! The student parts are truly simple […]
5 Easy Piano Concertos for Students – A Guest Post by Tomplay
[A Note from Natalie: I’ve just barely begun exploring Tomplay, but I’m looking forward to learning more about what they have to offer. And I’m thrilled that they are offering all Music Matters Blog readers a promo code to access their entire music library for free for 30 days! See below for the code and […]
Exploring Tomplay
Have you heard of Tomplay yet? They are our newest advertiser here on Music Matters Blog, so I’ve been perusing their website and exploring all that they have to offer. It’s pretty amazing! With an extensive interactive sheet music library, you can find everything from the latest pop songs to arrangements of Classical favorites. There […]
Review and Giveaway of Kori Buchanan’s Piano Compositions
“Grand.” “Enjoyable.” “Really neat piece.” “I loved it!” Those are the descriptions and exclamations that I heard from students after one week of them playing Kori Buchanan’s excellent piano compositions! Kori has been a longtime follower of Music Matters Blog and contacted me recently about reviewing some of her piano compositions. I thought it would […]
