(Plus 4 Foolproof Practice Tips So You Sound Like a Pro!) Y’all, it is a great day because I am knee-deep in piano Christmas music! Nothing makes me happier than playing through Christmas music for the first time each season – except maybe hearing my students play it all month long. Christmas music brings people together like singing a nostalgic Christmas tune with the piano in the background and so I made something for you this year. I took the three easiest, happiest, most sing-along-able Christmas songs and turned them into super simple, melody-only sheet music that even my 6-year-old students are already playing after one lesson! No chords. No…
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Do you have a piano recital scheduled for October but you don’t want spooky music? Perhaps, like me, you have students that don’t even celebrate Halloween! Each year my studio holds a virtual piano recital the last week of October. It is a wonderful time to do a recital because they can showcase all of the wonderful things they’ve been working on before we get out our Christmas music for our December recital. But a few years ago I started teaching piano students who do not celebrate Halloween. I didn’t want them to be left out of the recital fun but I also did not want them to be the…
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Let me be clear, I love Christmas as much as anyone. The trees, the snow, the lights inside and outside, fires, stockings, I could go on and on! But also in my top 3 favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. I love the coziness of fall, the delicious food, watching the parade with my family, and focusing on all the things we are grateful for. I think it is so wonderful and important that there’s a day we slow down and talk about all the things we’re thankful for – big and small! If you aren’t quite ready for Christmas music in your piano studio, check out these free Thanksgiving themed piano…
