Happy September! It’s an important month in my family because my husband’s birthday is September 28th, and he likes to have BIG...

Hi Piano Pals I’ve been wanting to arrange the George Gershwin fav ‘S Wonderful since it came into the public domain this year. So many...

For the last couple of months I have been consumed with preparing for my trip to Europe for my daughter’s wedding. She married her lovely...

With all the record-breaking storms bombarding our world these days, I was reminded of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 17, Movement 3,...

To celebrate Mother’s Day this month, I am posting the funny song And Her Mother Came Too by Ivor Novello with lyrics by Dion Titheradge....

Happy April Piano Players! I’ve been revisiting some beautiful old folk songs lately. With all the pain and difficulty in the world right...

Happy Spring to those in the Northern Hemisphere! Though it feels like our cold, wet winter will never end here in California, my garden...

Happy March Piano Peeps! I have a remedy for your poor frozen fingers! Playing The Blues should give them a good thaw! If you are a more...

Our beloved Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on this day, January 27, in 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. To celebrate his birthday and to set...

Is 2023 Your Year to Start Playing the Piano? Sixty and Me As I have been hinting, I have started offering free video piano lessons...

82978491 © creativecommonsstockphotos | Dreamstime.com Happy New Year! January 1st is the most wonderful day for music arrangers; known...

Happy December Piano Friends I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving, filled with music, love and gratitude. Today I got out my holiday...

Happy November! For my monthly free sheet music I wanted to give you a sneak preview from my forthcoming new piano songbook called The...

Hope Lake, Courtland, NY Hi Piano Friends near and far One of my favorite pieces of all times is The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi....

Happy September Piano Friends! Lately I have been posting a lot of classical sheet music, so today I thought I would offer something...

Today, as promised, I have posted the full arrangement of Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, transposed to F. You can find the original...

Swing rhythm has to do with eighth notes 🎵: it is the long-short “lazy” feel you hear in jazz tunes, as well as country, rock, folk and...

“Chopin Concert” painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (Public Domain) Chopin was only twenty when he composed his Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2 in...

Rhythm is one of the most difficult music skills to teach and to learn. Last month I posted an exercise to help you keep your eighth...

Schubert by Gustav Klimpt In times of pain and suffering, sometimes we just need to play a piece in a minor key. It’s been awhile since I...