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The "Back to School" Resource Round-Up!

7/31/2024

This summer is going by in a flash, and the new school year will be here before you know it!

Today, I am rounding up some of my must-have back to school resources to help you and your students start the school year off on the right foot. Best of all, these resources are absolutely free!

Keep reading to see them all...

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5 Ways to Make "Make-Ups" Work For You!

7/28/2024

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Are make-up lessons making you crazy?

Like it or not, missed lessons are part of every piano teacher’s life, and deciding how to handle missed lessons is an important part of running your business efficiently.

Today I am sharing 5 options for handling make-up lessons in your studio, as well as discussing the pros and cons of each option. Several of these options I have used personally in my own studio over the years, while others I have seen fellow teachers use successfully.

Are you ready to make sense of make-up lessons? Keep reading to learn more…

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Introducing..."Creature Features"!

7/26/2024

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I am excited to share a brand-new release available now at Piano Pronto!

"Creature Features" is a digital collection of 14 elementary piano solos inspired by classic sci-fi and fantasy themes. Each piece includes text that "sets the scene" and encourages a more musical performance of the piece.

These pieces are perfect for beginners of all ages who love cinematic music, magical creatures, and spooky sounds!

As a bonus, each piece from this new collection is also available separately as a single. See sample pages and listen to every piece in the new collection at Piano Pronto HERE!

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An update about my video game arrangements....

6/17/2024

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As you may know, I have spent the last several years developing a large catalog of accessible video game arrangements for students. These legally-licensed arrangements have been available for the last four years through the website Musicnotes.com.

Unfortunately, I have been notified by Musicnotes that effective June 13th, Nintendo has updated its licensing agreements worldwide to no longer allow "third-party" arrangements of titles from their video games. Moving forward, only the "official" arrangements that have been created by the Nintendo team will be allowed to be published.

Due to this decision, all of my arrangements from Nintendo games (most notably those from "Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda") have been removed from the Musicnotes site and are no longer allowed to be sold anywhere.

I am so very disappointed that I can no longer make these arrangements available to teachers and students! If anything changes and I am able to offer these arrangements again in the future, I will post an update.

In the meantime, I have updated my website to reflect this change and to show the video game arrangements that are still available for purchase. There are still plenty of favorites to choose from! You can find the updated list HERE.

Thank you for your continued support of me and my music!

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Interview for the WFMC "Meet the Composer" Series!

6/3/2024

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I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Sam Ecoff from the Wisconsin Federation of Music Clubs for their "Meet the Composer" YouTube series. This video series introduces piano teachers and students to contemporary composers from all over the country who are currently writing works for piano students.

If you are interested in learning more about me, what inspired me to become a composer, and how I got started publishing and arranging my music--feel free to check out the video below!

Thanks again to Sam Ecoff and the WFMC for including me in this wonderful series!

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