Jerald Simon recently released his newest book, 100 Left Hand Patterns Every Piano Player Should Know. If you have not already seen it you are in for a real treat! 100 Left Hand Patterns Every Piano Player Should Know is perfect for students who want to arrange,...
Review: MUSIC… The Card Games!
I always love when I hear about a unique idea for a game that helps students learn, explore or create in a gamified way. MUSIC is a card game based on chords and chord progressions. The deck comes with 6 suggested games, but you can even use the deck of cards as a...
Review: Music Themed Favor Boxes
You are going to love this review today! Rachael with Momentous Boutique contacted me last month and asked if I would take a look at her music-themed favor boxes. They arrived in the mail this week and I am excited to show them to you. Here are a few samples I...
Training with Marvin Blickenstaff
Piano Teacher Academy is offering individual courses taught by Marvin Blickenstaff. What a better way to train with a highly respected pedagogue right in the comfort of your very own home. Warm-Ups? Who Me? Technical Routines for All Ages Marvin provides you with a...
Review: Note Quest iOS App
Note Quest is one of the newer note reading apps in the Apple app store. It was founded in 2016 by Grace Lee, a piano teacher herself, who I had the opportunity to meet in person at the last MTNA conference this last March. She decided to create an app that fit the...
Review: Piano Masterminds
I wanted to give a shout out to Rachel Bradley. She created a piano warm-up book, called Piano Masterminds: Warm-ups for a Growth Mindset. As you know this year, my studio is doing a super-hero themed program, A.N.T.H.E.M. When I created A.N.T.H.E.M. I wanted to...
Top 3 Reasons to Join MTNA
I think sometimes it's easy to forget when there is so much support online nowadays with social media that being a member of a professional group still has many benefits. I have been a member of MTNA since 2000 (easy date to remember) and wanted to share my top 3...
Guest Review: Music Lab- Setting Up For Success! A Course Overview
I am happy to announce that the brand new course, Music Lab - Setting Up For Success has been released! If you have a music lab that you are wanting to improve or interested in beginning a music lab or doing any kind of lesson rotation, this course is for you. Lizbeth...
Review: Little Gems for Piano Primer Level
About a year and a half ago, I had the opportunity to review Paula Dreyer's Volume 1 and 2 of Little Gems for Piano. If you missed that review, you can read it here. This time, I am excited to let you know about the primer level in the Little Gems for Piano series....
Review: Sarah and The Magic Piano
Summertime, when I was a child, meant lots of trips to the library and many, many books to read. Anytime that I can combine a story element to creating music, my interest is peaked. Combining those two elements together is something that I love to do with my students...