Three of my favorite things recently converged: books, music, and my granddaughters. When Sarah Breitenother, the founder of Pirouette Kids, contacted me about reviewing a new series of books they’ve published, I was thrilled! The series is a collection of board books that helps young kids discover various genres of music. My granddaughters are in […]
Resource Reviews
Review of My Forest Notebook by Angeline Bell
Despite any intention of adhering to the adage not to judge a book by its cover, one can’t help but feel like they will be in for a treat when exploring the piano music tucked inside the enchanting covers of My Forest Notebook by Angeline Bell. And I must say, the music inside is every […]
Review of My Seaside Notebook by Angeline Bell
A beautiful new piano book arrived in my mailbox, begging to be opened, begging to be played. The musical sounds captured in clean black print were even more delightful than the cover. All of this is the work of Angeline Bell, a Malaysian piano teacher and composer in the UK. She kindly sent me a […]
Keybird – A Portable Acoustic Piano
Several months ago I posted about the new PocketPiano – a digital piano that you can disassemble and fit in a backpack. Super cool! The only downside, of course, is that it’s digital. Apparently Lander Pinson feels that way, too. Drawing on his mechanical engineering background, this Danish innovator has built an acoustic piano that […]
Recovering from Finale’s Disastrous Announcement and Giving Dorico a Try
Are any of you long-time Finale users like me? When I purchased a new laptop a number of years ago that would require purchasing a new version of Finale, I thought I would try foregoing the purchase to save some money and opted to just use MuseScore instead. That decision didn’t last long. I needed […]
Review of Color Suites Piano Solos by Starr Meneely
A delightful book of piano solos called Color Suites (or Colour if you’re in the UK!) by Starr Meneely made it to my studio this week, and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing through it! Starr lives in the UK and has been teaching piano for 27 years. In addition to this new collection she has […]
