Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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.

My First Piano Adventure Christmas Book C - 3.00 USD

Piano Adventures Music From China Pretime - 3.00 USD

Piano Adventures Technique and Artistry Level 1 - 3.00 USD

Piano Adventures Christmas Book 2B - 3.00 USD

Piano Adventures Sightreading Book 4 - 4.00 USD

Accelerated Piano Adventures Lesson Book 1 - 5.00 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 All-in-One Piano Course Book 2 - 11.00 USD

Piano Adventures Primer Level Unit Assessments - 12.00 USD

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

Teaching Little Fingers to Play Recital Pieces - 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

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

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

My Sheet Music


I’ve composed over 70 pieces for piano players and guitar players. The pieces range from a beginner level to an advanced level.
You can find all of them here.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Autumn Music Activities

Looking for some autumn activities for your music studio? Here are some ideas:

🍁 Fall-Themed Music Lesson Ideas
🍁 Fall-Themed Music Resources and Activities
🍁 Fall Listening Lessons for Elementary Music
🍁 Fall Music Lesson Activities
🍁 Favorite Fall Music Lessons for Loads of Autumn Fun
🍁 Halloween Music Lesson Ideas
🍁 Halloween Music Lesson Ideas - Part 2
🍁 Lesson Plans and Sheet Music for the Fall
🍁 Pumpkin-Themed Music Lesson Ideas
🍁 Thanksgiving Sheet Music Crafts
🍁 Thanksgiving Music Lesson Ideas
🍁 Themed Lesson: Autumn

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Competitions and Performance Opportunities - Winter and Spring 2026

MusicLink Playathon
Minnesota students will again be given the opportunity to show off their musical talents by participating in a MusicLink Playathon at the Mall of America. This is a fundraising event sponsored by MMTA and Schmitt Music to benefit the MusicLink Foundation. It has been very successful in raising much-needed funds for the Foundation and is also an exciting experience for students, teachers, and parents while providing a convincing public face to the value of music education.
Date: February 2026 (exact date TBA)
Registration fee: no fee
Ages: any age

Piano Solo Festival
Students who would like to, have the opportunity to participate in the Piano Solo Festival at Northwestern University.
Date: March 2026 (exact date TBA)
Registration fee: $20
Ages: 4th grade and up

Thursday Musical - Young Artist Scholarship Competition
Scholarships are awarded in each age division and instrument category. First place awards for college are $1,300; high school, $800; and junior high, $550. Second place and honorable mention awards are also granted. First place winners are recognized with a featured concert performance at MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis. Additional performance opportunities are also offered to winners.
Date: February 2026 (exact date TBA)
Registration fee: $25
Ages: 7th grade and up
https://thursdaymusical.org/competition
Registration deadline: TBA

The Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition
The Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition is open to junior high and senior high students. Two cash prizes in each age and instrument category are awarded – $2000 and $1500 – to be used for further musical education.
Date: February 2026 (exact date TBA)
Registration fee: none
Ages: 7th grade and up
https://schubert.org/education/competition/
Registration deadline: TBA


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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

My Piano and Guitar Books

I have published five books of piano music. They are available as printed and bound books through Amazon.

Each book has 10 to 13 original pieces or arrangements and each book is geared towards a specific ability level (beginner, intermediate, and late intermediate).

Book 1 titles: Jase’s Song, Olivia’s Song, Summer Memories, All in a Garden Green, Largo from Concerto in D Major, Drunken Sailor, Avondale, Snowfall, The Skye Boat Song, Ballyshannon, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Bonny Kate

Book 2 titles: Annie Laurie, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, Rain Drops, Autumn Waltz, Clouds and Sunshine, Admiral Gambier's Waltz, Follow Me Down to Carlow, Alice's Song, Down by the Sally Gardens, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose

Book 3 titles: Avery's Song, Morning Has Broken, Winter: Largo from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Day by Day, Be Still My Soul, Now Thank We All Our God, A Prelude in B Minor, A Chromatic Boogie, Stormy Sky, Celtic Reflections, Greensleeves, Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming, Wings of the Morning

Piano Seasons: 12 piano solos for the intermediate piano player. Selections from different seasons of the year. Titles include: Apples in Winter, Cold Frosty Morning, Like a River Glorious, Savannah's Song, Castle Donovan, At the Fair, Oranges and Lemons, Dancing Leaves, Der Mond Ist Aufgegangen (The Moon Has Risen), Leise Rieselt Der Schnee (The Snow Falls Softly), O Du Frohliche, and The Wexford Carol.

Piano Escapades Book 1: 13 Elementary Piano Solos.

Titles: Blue Bells of Scotland, Rainy Day, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Bison Stomp, The Boar Head's Carol, Flight, The Water is Wide, Christmas Lights, Early One Morning, Largo from Concerto in D Major by Antonio Vivaldi, Green Leaves, Sakura Sakura, The Parting Glass.



I also have published one book of guitar music.

Acoustic Guitar Adventures: 9 Beginner Guitar Solos.

Titles: Minuet in G Major (from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach), Sonatina in C by Muzio Clementi, Guitar Etude in E Minor, My Grandfather’s Clock, Silent Night for Guitar, Minuet (from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach), Cantabile from Vivaldi's "Il Gardellino”, StΓ€ndchen from Schubert's Schwangesang for Guitar, and Early One Morning (for flute and guitar)

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