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Summer Blockbuster Hits, 2022 Edition!

7/29/2022

Have your students hit a summer slump? It can definitely be hard to keep the motivation to practice going this time of year!

How about inspiring your students to practice with some of their favorite current movie themes? Today's post features 5 themes from some of the top movie hits of the summer so far that will be sure to inspire your students to spend some quality time at the piano!

Keep reading to find current movie themes for students at every level...

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"Easy Rockin' Christmas" is here!

7/14/2022

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I am excited to share another new summer release with you!

Help your late elementary students take their Christmas repertoire to the next level with this fun collection of pop, rock, and jazz-infused holiday favorites! Perfect for students who want non-traditional versions of their favorite holiday tunes.

This collection is a prequel to my popular "A Rockin' Christmas" for intermediate piano.

Best of all, this new collection is available for 20% off through July 24th as part of Piano Pronto's "Christmas in July" sale!

Click HERE to see sample pages and listen to every piece in this new collection!

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"Let's Quest! Volume 4" is here!

7/9/2022

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Exciting news: the fifth volume in the popular "Let's Quest!" series is here!

"Let's Quest! Volume 4" features 8 solos and 2 evenly-leveled duets for intermediate to late intermediate pianists. This collection is perfect for pianists who enjoy exciting, cinematic-style music with modern sounds.

Keep reading to see a few of my favorite pieces from the new collection...

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New Piano Tutorial Video!

6/15/2022

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I was honored to be invited by Musicnotes to create a special tutorial video for their new "Behind the Notes" YouTube channel! In this video, I walk pianists through 2 versions of Leonard Cohen's famous song "Hallelujah"--one for easy piano and one for intermediate piano!

The easy piano version introduces students to the melody, harmony, and form of this famous song. We'll talk about I, IV, V, and vi chords; inversions (and why we use them); and how broken chords can add interest to an arrangement.

In the intermediate piano version, I'll share a few tricks that arrangers use to create more sophisticated sounding arrangements!

You can find the sheet music for both versions I demonstrate in the video at Musicnotes, as well:

The easy piano version (including lyrics and chord symbols) is available HERE.
The intermediate piano version is available HERE.

What do you think? Do you teach this song in your studio? I'd love to hear from you in the comments!

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Happy Birthday, Edvard Grieg!

6/12/2022

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Did you know that this week marks the birthday of composer Edvard Grieg? Grieg was born on June 15th, 1843 in Bergen, Norway.

Through the years, I have played and taught many of Grieg's wonderful pieces--from easy arrangements of "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt Suite, to his lovely Lyric Pieces for piano solo, to his exciting Piano Concerto in A minor. So today I am celebrating one of my favorite composers by sharing resources you can use to introduce your students to the music of Edvard Grieg!

Keep reading to learn how you can introduce your students to this famous composer....

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Summer Blockbuster Hits, 2022 Edition!

"Easy Rockin' Christmas" is here!

"Let's Quest! Volume 4" is here!

New Piano Tutorial Video!

Happy Birthday, Edvard Grieg!

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