One of my new students this year absolutely loves animals. In fact, she’s been bringing various stuffed animals to her lesson to introduce me to them! For our upcoming cookout and piano recital this spring I’m planning to have all the students play some kind of ensemble piece with one or more other students. This […]
Free Resources
Free Piano Music from Composer Albert Rozin
When I received an email a couple months ago from Will Johnson about a project that he and a team of 4 others were working on, I’d never heard of composer Albert Rozin. Since then, I’ve enjoyed learning a bit more about him and perusing the fabulous website that Will and his team have put […]
Free Resources from the Creative Piano Teacher Website
Thanks to a tip from Amy Chaplin in her Friday Finds #264, I was introduced to the Creative Piano Teacher website. The site is run by Olivia Ellis and Davis Dorrough and has a fabulous collection of colorful and well-designed free resources for piano teachers. They have an entire section of Free Resources, and I […]
3,000 Piano Repertoire Videos
I have a vague recollection of hearing about this project at one point, but I was thrilled to recently rediscover the University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Project! Their description explains, “Over the course of the next few years, we will be posting basically the complete piano teaching repertoire for beginners to intermediate level pianists. In […]
Win the Redwood Resistance Piano Practice Incentive Theme with Studio Supplies
It’s that time of year again! I’m in the throes of preparing for our Piano Expeditions: To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons piano camp next week and also working on pulling together ideas and plans for next year’s practice incentive theme. So in light of that, I’ll be clearing out my studio from […]
Free Practice-Related Downloads for Musicians and Teachers
Gerald Klickstein’s seasonal newsletter is always chock full of links to various articles and resources for musicians. His book, The Musician’s Way, still stands out in my mind as one of the most insightful and practical that I’ve read on the topic of practicing. In his Summer 2023 newsletter, he linked to an Efficient Practice […]
