Tucked away in my files I recently discovered an article I had saved from Repertoire section of the January/February 2017 issue of the Clavier Companion magazine. Titled, “A Cheerful and Dependable Flower,” Adrienne Wiley shares about British composer, Alec Rowley’s 1915 piano album, A Little Flower Suite, Op. 10. I’m glad I saved the article […]
Free Resources
Want Free Piano Music Every Month?
Yes, please! I just discovered a fabulous new resource for piano teachers today! Carol Matz did a webinar with Chris Owenby this morning for the Practice Habits Membership Community (if you use my link, you can join for a 10% discount!). I only caught the last few minutes (thankfully it’s archived so that I can […]
Get the Entire Mayron Cole Piano Method for Free!
I’ve heard about the Mayron Cole piano method for years, but never looked into it that much. However, I just received word a couple of weeks ago that in celebration of her retirement, Mayron is making her piano method available for free to anyone who wants it! There are textbooks for Level Pre-1 through Level […]
Free Forms to Conduct Year-End Piano Student Evaluations
One of the most helpful decisions I made years ago was to schedule Year-End Evaluations for the final piano lesson of the spring semester. One or both parents are required to attend with the student and we use their lesson time to discuss progress over the past year along with plans and goals for the […]
Free Downloadable Sheet Music from Sovereign Grace Music
I’m not sure if I’ve been living under a rock or what, but I just discovered that on the Sovereign Grace Music website, you can search through all of their available songs and access lyrics (in multiple languages!) downloadable guitar charts, lead sheets, and piano scores – all for free! Each song’s page also contains […]
20 Pages of Free Worksheets from the Fabers!
If you visit the companion page for Randall and Nancy Faber’s new Piano Adventures Scale and Chord books you’ll find some free teaching videos and a download of a 20-page workbook of scale activities. A great resource that I’m filing away to use next fall!