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Boogie-Woogie is Back! – Guest Post by flowkey

March 28, 2018 by natalie Leave a Comment

At flowkey we love helping fans of all genres get inspired and learn from piano greats. In our new Featured Artist series, we highlight different genres and pianists, showcasing their skill in beautiful piano music videos. We’re excited to kick off the series with Arthur Migliazza, our favorite award-winning boogie-woogie pianist from New York: ?? […]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Resources, Videos

Teen Pianist Wiley Skaret Uses Music to Raise Money for Columbian Families

March 26, 2018 by natalie Leave a Comment

Our national homeschool organization recently announced their 2017 Teen Servant Leadership Awards and I was so excited to learn about the work of the young Columbian pianist, Wiley Skaret, to raise money for the children of fallen Columbian police officers. His approach? Playing the piano. Plus, check out this colorful and symbolic piano that Wiley […]

Filed Under: Fun Extras!, Inspirational, Listen and Love

Increasing Inspiration in Your Studio, Part 2 – A Guest Post by Improv Pianist Anna Ferraro

March 22, 2018 by natalie Leave a Comment

Note from Natalie: Be sure to enter the drawing for your own copy of Anna’s newest album, “Where Glory Dwells.” And…we’re back! With part two in this mini-series. As I mentioned before, the motivation behind everything I do in my studio is to inspire my students to excellence. However, I find that it is not […]

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Increasing Inspiration in Your Studio, Part 1 – A Guest Post by Improv Pianist Anna Ferraro

March 21, 2018 by natalie Leave a Comment

Note from Natalie: Be sure to enter the drawing for your own copy of Anna’s newest album, “Where Glory Dwells.” The motivation behind everything we do in our studios as piano teachers is to inspire our students to excellence. However, I find that it is not crucial if my students are inspired with me. The […]

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Giveaway of New Album by Amazing Improv Pianist Anna Ferraro

March 20, 2018 by natalie 14 Comments

As a young teenager I remember watching gifted pianists open up a piece of simple sheet music and proceed to flood the air with musical beauty that seemed to come out of nowhere. I was baffled (and more than a little jealous!). It was beyond my stick-to-the-music-trained brain’s ability to comprehend how someone could know […]

Filed Under: Fun Extras!, Improvising, Inspirational, Resource Reviews

Split End Arpeggios at the Piano

March 6, 2018 by natalie 2 Comments

One of the approaches that I encourage my students to use to help them become fluent in piano arpeggios is a hands together pattern that one of my teachers showed me years ago. I could never remember the name of them, so I finally tasked one of my creative students with determining a name and […]

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