Resources

Review: Behind Bars: General Conventions

This is a fantastic resource that should be on the bookshelves of everyone who writes music

Nov 27 •

Musical Doodles: Have Fun Writing Music

This charming illustrated book from Paul Harris is chock full of composition inspiration

Nov 17 •

So what's the best creative Christmas book?

All three books have real strengths, but each of them is best suited to a specific need.

Nov 11 •

Review: 20 Favourite Christmas Songs: How To Play Lead Sheets

A progressive method book for Christmas carol lead sheets by Susan Staples Bell

Nov 10 •

Review: Wicked Keys Christmas

With 15 popular carols in a variety of arrangements, this collection has a lot to offer, especially for group classes

Nov 9 •

Review: Easy Piano Lead Sheets and Chord Charts: Christmas Edition

Comprehensive and well formatted, this book will make teaching Christmas a breeze

Nov 8 •

What’s the best way to teach chords?

I think I’ve figured it out

Oct 23 •

3 Creative Resources for Halloween

These elementary-intermediate composition and improvisation activities from Barbara Arens, Alison Mathews and Andrea Dow will fill your studio with…

Oct 3 •

Piano by Ear by Lucinda Mackworth-Young

A brilliant guide to turning "book-bound" intermediate students into enthusiastic arrangers and improvisers

Sep 25 •

Fresh inspiration for child creativity

Joy Morin's "Composition and Improvisation Prompts for Piano" will give your students an endless supply of ideas

Jun 25 •

Impromosaik: the crazy folding book with unlimited ideas for improvisation

Author Karen Schlimp explains the concept behind her brilliant book of creative inspriation

Jun 18 •

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"Little Moods: 15 Easy Pieces for Piano" by Kerstin Strecke

A charming springboard to creativity from Breitkopf & Härtel

May 30 •

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