
From fast and flashy fantasy-inspired solos to lyrical duets--you'll find options in these 3 collections to please every student in your studio.
Keep reading to learn more about these new releases...
![]() Are you starting to choose your fall and holiday repertoire? I am excited to share 3 brand-new, "must-have" collections for late elementary piano that you'll want to check out for your studio for this coming school year! From fast and flashy fantasy-inspired solos to lyrical duets--you'll find options in these 3 collections to please every student in your studio. Keep reading to learn more about these new releases...
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![]() If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have noticed my "Holiday Hacks" series of teaching tips over the past few weeks. (And if you don't follow me there...what are you waiting for? I share teaching tips, information about new releases, freebies, and more, 5 days a week over on those platforms!) My "holiday hacks" give you easy ideas for fun ways to use holiday songs to work on ear training, music theory, improvisation, and much more during this busy time of year. Today, I am sharing all 7 holiday hacks here in one handy blog post, along with free printables that you can use with your students as you wrap up the year! Keep reading to see more... ![]() Did you know that I release brand new pop arrangements over at Musicnotes every week? In this post, I am rounding up my newest holiday releases that you might have missed--from upbeat Christmas songs and lovely holiday movie themes, to music for all levels from the new "Wicked" movie! Keep reading to see the new releases... ![]() Are you looking for ways to fit more ear training activities into your lessons? Why not use a few familiar holiday songs as tools to work on ear training this season? Today I am sharing 4 fun and festive ways you can sneak a little ear training into your lessons during the holidays--including FREE printables that you can start using right away! Keep reading to see the list... ![]() I'm often asked to name my favorite composition or arrangement. As any composer can tell you, this is such a difficult question to answer--even harder than picking my favorite flavor of ice cream! However, today I did the hard work of choosing 10 of my very favorite Christmas arrangements to share with you. From pop favorites, to unique medleys, to jazzed-up classics--these are 10 arrangements that I still reach for when I want something to play for my own enjoyment. I hope you will enjoy listening to these arrangements as much as I enjoyed creating them! Keep reading to see and hear them all... |
AuthorChrissy Ricker is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. These are her thoughts on teaching, composing, and all things music. Looking for teaching ideas related to a specific topic? Use the "search" feature or scroll down to see blog posts organized by category!
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