Chrissy Ricker

Free Sheet Music for Thanksgiving!

10/30/2025

Thanksgiving often gets lost in the shuffle between Halloween and Christmas. However, I think there is lots to celebrate about this festive holiday!

So, in the spirit of giving, today I am sharing 8 FREE pieces for Thanksgiving, including arrangements for pre-reading through intermediate piano!

Keep reading to see the music....

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4 Ways to Help Students Who Struggle with Reading Music

10/23/2025

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Do any of these scenarios sound familiar to you?

You start a new student who is excited to show you the complicated pieces they have learned to play from watching YouTube tutorial videos. However, your student seems to lose interest in practicing when note reading is introduced, and lessons quickly become frustrating for both of you.
Your student continually watches their hands and guesses at notes instead of looking at the sheet music and reading what is on the page.
Your student has a fabulous ear, but dislikes practicing with sheet music and finds sight-reading to be extremely slow and difficult.

For some students, learning to read music can be a real struggle–and it can be difficult to know how to help students like these without dampening their enthusiasm for the piano. So today, I am sharing my top tips for helping students just like these!

Keep reading to learn more….

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Fall 2025 Releases at Musicnotes!

9/29/2025

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Did you know that I release brand new pop arrangements over at Musicnotes every week?

In this post, I'm rounding up my newest releases from this fall that you might have missed! From new Halloween duets, to arrangements from the TV series Wednesday and the super-popular KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, there are lots of fun new goodies to explore!

Keep reading to see all of the new releases...

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Double the Fun with 5 Easy Halloween Duets!

9/18/2025

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We all know that duets are a great way to help students work on their listening, reading, and rhythm skills.

But did you know that duets can be a great way to build community in your studio, too?

Pair up your students and double the fun with these 5 evenly-leveled duets that are easy enough for your elementary, late elementary, and early intermediate students to learn before Halloween!

Keep reading to see the music...

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5 Fun Halloween Pieces for Primers (Including 2 FREEBIES!)

9/12/2025

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Halloween is just around the corner!

Last year I shared my top 10 most popular Halloween arrangements for elementary students HERE. But what if you have brand-new students who want to get in on the Halloween fun?

Today I am sharing 5 fun, primer-level pieces that your brand-new students can learn in time for Halloween--including 2 pieces that you can download right now for FREE!

Keep reading to see the music...

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