Shorter days, a nip in the air, and for many, turning the clocks back one hour means that winter will soon be here. Along with the change in season comes the opportunity for a change in repertoire—Christmas music! From popular melodies to traditional carols and everything in-between, the sounds of…
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Many of us have encountered a year of “firsts” in our piano teaching — the sudden switch to online teaching, our first virtual recital, and perhaps a few online festivals and adjudications. One of the last frontiers of “firsts” for some teachers may be starting a young beginner online. In…
A warm, lighthearted attitude AND music that speaks to the student’s interest! These can dissolve even challenging concepts and passages. Watch student Serena’s eyes light up in this teaching demonstration by Theresa Cheng. She is using sharable slides from the Disney KIT, a simple but powerful digital bundle for the…
Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your students? Consider hosting a Disney Piano Camp for students in Primer and Level 1. The PreTime Disney KIT makes it easy to host a camp for two to six students, online or in-person. It contains sharable teaching slides, a teacher…
Whether you’re teaching in-person, remotely, or a bit of both, we are committed to making the Teacher Atlas an optimal tool for Piano Adventures users. Today we are pleased to share these important updates for teachers and students, including the new Disney KIT, annotation tools, and Teacher Groups. Disney KIT…
Dear Friends and Colleagues around the world, Happy Holidays to you and your families! There is great hope as we enter 2021. We wish you safe, healthy, happy holidays now, and with the prospect of happy times ahead. Let us play music for a seasonable time! Whatever it may be—a…
Dear Teachers, Friends, and Colleagues, It has been fruitful to hear from teachers regarding renewed cultural awareness for our piano publications. We thank you for your outreach and would like to share an update on where we are in the process. Many have asked us whether there will be a…
Get ready! This new Atlas release offers a melting pot of music from around the world, styles from across the musical periods, and distinct sounds—major, minor, and modal. Discover the exciting, dramatic, and poignant sounds of China in this carefully-graded 6-book Music from China series. Offered in the PreTime® to…
Let the “good times roll” on the piano keys with this week’s new release in the Teacher Atlas— six levels of Rock ’n Roll and six levels of Kids’ Songs from the PreTime to BigTime Library. These two genres offer outstanding fun on the keys with such selections as Rockin’…
Summer is here! Time to add some pop to the Atlas. Celebrate two more genres with the addition of the Popular and Jazz & Blues series to the Piano Adventures Teacher Atlas. Each style has great choices across the six graded levels: PreTime® PlayTime® ShowTime®, ChordTime® FunTime®, and BigTime®, all…