02 Aug 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP252: Make a BIG DEAL of your piano kid’s playing, with Jennifer Eklund

PPP252: Make a BIG DEAL of your piano kid’s playing, with Jennifer Eklund

Podcast, Practicing and Motivation, Teacher Interviews, , ,
Jennifer Eklund is the founder of Piano Pronto Publishing, Composer's Community, and FM Sheet Music. In today's episode, we dig into Jennifer's personal piano story and how inspirational her mother was for Jennifer's success as a pianist. We will learn about the struggles she faced to try to get her Piano Pronto method series into the hands of established publishing houses and how she determined to create her own publishing firm. Parents are invited to browse the Piano Pronto website to discover new music with their piano kids. The Sheet Music Wizard is a wonderful tool, not only for discovering…
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08 Feb 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

PPP227: Travis Lohmann Paints Musical Portraits

Podcast, Teacher Interviews, , , , , , ,
Travis Lohmann is a composer and piano teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. We first met Travis on the podcast when he chatted with Jeremy Duck and me about church modes in episode 207.You can listen to PPP207: Teacher Chat about Church Modes with Jeremy Duck and Travis Lohmann here.I invited him back today to share his personal piano story as well as his current composition project. Listen to the full episode here Here is a short video clip from my interview with Travis Lohmann Travis works out his compositions with old-fashioned pencil and paper. Each page in his music journal…
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18 Mar 2019
By Shelly Davis
PPP134: A Truly Inspiring Interview with Teacher, Leah Drake

PPP134: A Truly Inspiring Interview with Teacher, Leah Drake

Podcast, Teacher Interviews, , , , ,
Click here to download this episode. I e-met Leah online when her studio participated in the PIANOVEMBER Practice Challenge. She runs a vibrant studio, that is actually called Vibrant Valley Music Studio. She is active in her own pursuit of learning to teach her students. In fact, we were just able to book this interview before Leah heads to the MTNA Convention in Spokane, WA. I love the name of her studio, Vibrant Valley Music Studio and I especially love her teaching philosophy, "Nurturing tomorrow's musicians through creativity, inspiration, and community." Listen to the full episode here Resources Mentioned in…
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