25 Oct 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP264: Level Up Your Video Game Music with composer Chrissy Ricker

PPP264: Level Up Your Video Game Music with composer Chrissy Ricker

Podcast, Teacher Interviews, , , , ,
Chrissy Ricker, NCTM, is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. Chrissy holds a Master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy and has been teaching piano for 23 years. Chrissy specializes in creating exciting original music and arrangements for pianists of all ages and skill levels. She has published over 30 collections of piano solo and duet music for students, and her piano music is featured regularly on the contest lists of teaching associations across the United States and Canada. A prolific arranger, Chrissy has also arranged hundreds of pop, classical, video game, and anime titles and is a…
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20 Jul 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP202: Let’s Talk About Lead Sheets

PPP202: Let’s Talk About Lead Sheets

Music Theory, Podcast, , , , , ,
Summer time is one of my favorite times with students. I still get to see them regularly but our schedule is much more relaxed. We're not aiming for a challenging goal like spring recital or piano festivals and auditions so we can slow down and just enjoy playing the piano. Summer is when students have a little more time to play the music THEY want to play. With the current pandemic, your piano kid may have a little more time on their hands and they may not have been able to see their piano teacher as much as you would like.…
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