Explore variation form with Beethoven’s Six Variations on a Swiss Song WoO 64. Listen to Alfred Brendel’s Performance.
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Announcing: 2025 Movie Soundtrack Composition Contest
Have your students ever dreamed of composing music for movies? Now’s your chance! With our 2025 Piano Inspires Kids Composition Contest, young pianists can take on the exciting role of a movie soundtrack composer.
The Perfect Gift for Young Pianists
Transform Lives with Piano Inspires Kids! We invite you to join us in spreading the joy of music to students and teachers who could benefit greatly from Piano Inspires Kids. Piano Inspires Kids is an engaging, quarterly publication written with piano students in mind. With a wide variety of topics for piano students to explore […]
What is the Left Pedal on the Piano?
Q: What is the left pedal and why use it?
A: The left pedal can help pianists create beautifully expressive sound…
Student Spotlight! Meet DeeDee, a finalist in the 2024 EPTA UK National Piano Competition!
Current Favorites Art, walking my grandmother’s dogs, playing Scherzo-valse by Chabrier What do you enjoy most about playing the piano? Everything. It’s my life so of course I enjoy it. What is the most challenging thing about playing the piano for you? Recording! Unlike a concert or a competition, I feel like I have to […]
A Closer Look at Scale Fingerings
Most pianists learn to play scales, but it can be difficult to remember so many fingerings! While every scale has a slightly different pattern, we can rely on a few rules for every scale: Sounds simple, right? Not necessarily! Scale playing can be both mentally and technically challenging. Let’s take a look at the Group […]
