Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Favorite Piano Music (to Listen to and to Learn)

Here are some piano pieces I have come across somewhat recently that I enjoy listening to. Some of these might also be great for some of your more advanced students.

All of Me by Jon Schmidt


Oak by Zachary Bruno


Rain by Brian Crain


Requiem for a Tower by Jennifer Thomas


River Flows in You by Yiruma


Simple Gifts by Michael Silverman


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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Piano Drills


Here are some resources to use with your students to help them use drills to increase their musical skills.
- Finger Exercises for Pianists: Improve Speed and Overall Performance
- Piano Exercises to Make your Hands Stronger
- Hanon Exercises Available Online
- 4 Piano Exercises For Beginners
- Piano Exercises for Beginners

Need more ideas? Check out these posts as well:
- How to Incorporate Drills
- Dealing with Repetition and Drill
- Drills - Can They Really be Fun?


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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Music Sale!


I am selling some of my piano books.
All the books listed below are either brand new or gently used.
Please check the list below for the most up-to-date list of what I have on hand. If you want to see more details, the links will take you to Amazon where you can get a complete description.

Any questions or orders, please email me: pianolessonsmn at gmail dot com or contact me through the contact form linked on the right.

Piano Adventures Sticker Book - Early Elementary - 6.00 USD

Piano Adventures Technique and Artistry Level 1 - 3.00 USD

Accelerated Piano Adventures Lesson Book 1 - 4.00 USD

Adult Piano Adventures Popular Book 1 - 6.00 USD

Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Piano Course Book 1 - 11.00 USD

Adult Piano Adventures Classics Book 2 - 6.00 USD

Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Piano Course Book 2 - 11.00 USD

Piano Literature for a Dark and Stormy Night Volume 1 - 2.00 USD

Grand Solos for Piano Book 2 by Melody Bober - 3.00 USD

Grand Solos for Piano Book 6 by Melody Bober - 4.00 USD

Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Musical Concepts Level 2 - 2.00 USD

Teaching Little Fingers to Play Recital Pieces - 6.00 USD

VeggieTales Songbook - 11.00 USD

Kabalevsky: Twenty-Four Little Pieces, Opus 39 edited by Keith Snell - 6.00 USD

Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Opus 39 edited by Keith Snell - 3.00 USD

Khachaturian: Selected Piano Works (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) - 10.00 USD

A Dozen A Day, Book 3 by Edna-Mae Burnam - 3.00 USD

Favorite Classics for Piano (published by Hal Leonard) - 7.00 USD

Piano Solos for All Occasions - 13.00 USD

Scale Skills Level 3 by Keith Snell - 5.00 USD

Scott Joplin Piano Rags - 5.00 USD

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - 2.00 USD

The Parade Book - 2.00 USD

Classical Folk by Phillip Keveren - 6.00 USD

Wildflowers - 2.00 USD

The Phantom of the Opera (Easy Piano) - 9.00 USD

Even More Sunday Solos for Piano - 7.00 USD

Joyful Praise Choir Book compiled by Cliff Barrows - 2.00 USD

He Touched Me (Favorites by Bill & Gloria Gaither for Trio Voice with Piano Accompaniment) - 5.00 USD

Classical for Guitar In TAB: Easy to Intermediate Classics and Transcriptions for Solo Guitar - 3.00 USD





























Shipping to the USA: 3.00 USD for the first item, additional 0.50 USD for every additional item

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Now Looking for . . . Guest Bloggers!

Do you want to reach more readers?  Do you have a passion for communicating about music and music education?  Then here's a perfect opportunity for you.  I am opening up my blog to guest bloggers.

What's in it for you?
- Reach a larger audience. 
Every week over 250 readers visit this blog.  Here's your opportunity to connect with them.
- Hone your communication skills.
As music teachers we need to do a lot of communicating.  Here's your opportunity to improve those communication skills.

How do you get started?
I'm looking for blog posts relating to music education, piano lessons, guitar lessons, and studio management. 
Each blog post should include the following:
- a well-written post about a topic in one of the four categories listed above
- about 200-300 words

To submit your post, you can email me at pianolessonsmn dot gmail dot com.
I do reserve the right to choose whether to post your submission or not.  You will be notified of my decision and, if it will be posted, also of when your post will be up on my blog.

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