Carols for a Family Christmas

Carols for a Family Christmas

Four illustrated collections of traditional Christmas Carols spanning the first few years of piano study in one volume.   New beginners will quickly learn the first one-note-at-a-time PRIMER arrangements. Progress to different carols each year, as you make...
In a Composer’s Garden

In a Composer’s Garden

 In a Composer’s Garden Composing music is a highly specialized creative process, very similar to growing a garden. It is a wonderful, challenging journey, with a beginning, a middle and an end. When we finish, there is a satisfying reward. Most people have some...
The Piano Lesson: Like Preparing a Delicious Meal

The Piano Lesson: Like Preparing a Delicious Meal

Qualities of a Great Piano Lesson What are the qualities of a great piano lesson? There are many opinions on this. So to begin, let’s think of it this way—what would you need, and like to have available in your kitchen, in order to prepare a delicious meal for your...
What’s So Great About Piano Lessons?

What’s So Great About Piano Lessons?

What’s So Great About Piano Lessons? Most of us enjoy music! There are soooo many different styles—something for everyone, right? It’s a natural instinct, shared by every culture under the sun, to want to make your own music, too. So besides imitation, or random...