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Piano Chords in All Major and Minor Keys
This super-accessible resource will help your students learn music and write music more quickly
Oct 23, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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A wonderful offer from Forrest Kinney
Get a free studio license of Create First or Puzzle Play
Aug 28
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Garreth Brooke
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When students ask "can I learn this song?"
The Magpie Method for Teaching Piano Arrangements
Jun 28
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Garreth Brooke
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Sparking Creativity and Confidence with 'A Dozen A Day: Counting Rhythm'
A Joyful, Practical Resource for Building Rhythm Skills and Inspiring Student Composers
Jun 23
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Garreth Brooke
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Classical Mashups: Philip Glass & Christian Petzold
Plus: some of the best articles I've read in the last month
Jun 15
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Garreth Brooke
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A wonderful offer from Forrest Kinney
Get a free studio license of Create First or Puzzle Play
Aug 28
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Garreth Brooke
2
Sparking Creativity and Confidence with 'A Dozen A Day: Counting Rhythm'
A Joyful, Practical Resource for Building Rhythm Skills and Inspiring Student Composers
Jun 23
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Garreth Brooke
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The Ultimate Chord Workout Book for Piano Players
Lona Kozik‘s wonderful resource will transform your students‘ understanding
Jun 7
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Garreth Brooke
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Piano Creativity: Mentoring for Teachers
Get help with teaching improvisation, composition, arranging, and theory
Apr 24
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Garreth Brooke
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Vibrant Music Teaching's Creativity Resources
Colourful, fun and well thought through
Apr 5
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Garreth Brooke
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Creative ideas
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When students ask "can I learn this song?"
The Magpie Method for Teaching Piano Arrangements
Jun 28
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Garreth Brooke
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8
Classical Mashups: Philip Glass & Christian Petzold
Plus: some of the best articles I've read in the last month
Jun 15
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Garreth Brooke
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3:37
A Creative Introduction to 'Cheshire Cat'
Nikki Iles bluesy piece is on the LCM and RSL Classical Grade 2 syllabuses
May 17
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Garreth Brooke
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The Mozart Method
How Wolfgang Amadeus used variations to learn creativity, and how we can too
May 10
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Garreth Brooke
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Creativity workshop — this weekend
I'll show you how to connect creativity to exam pieces, online or in-person!
Apr 10
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Garreth Brooke
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Thinking deeper
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Between Fidelity to the Work and Improvisation
EPTA Germany’s Spring Conference 2025
Jun 4
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Garreth Brooke
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What would help you most?
Which project should I work on next?
May 24
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Garreth Brooke
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The Mozart Method
How Wolfgang Amadeus used variations to learn creativity, and how we can too
May 10
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Garreth Brooke
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Review: Music-Creativity-Joy by Forrest Kinney
This book is profoundly enriching and deeply encouraging
Dec 28, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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Your Questions Answered
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Your questions answered #3
Finding confidence; finding inspiration; finding time; developing a creative practise routine
May 3
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Garreth Brooke
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Your questions answered #2
Favourite improv starters? Reluctant teenagers?
Dec 7, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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Your questions answered #1
What method? What notation app? How to do creativity and repertoire in one lesson?
Nov 21, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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Interviews
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Why is creativity important in piano lessons, Juan Cabeza Hernandez?
Watch now | It helps students become better performers, understand music better and fall in love with the great composers
Apr 26
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Garreth Brooke
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Juan Cabeza Hernandez
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Creativity and ABRSM's Grade 6 Theory Exam
Lona Kozik makes a compelling case for this little-known syllabus, which is great for budding composers
Mar 29
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Garreth Brooke
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Why do you love the ABRSM Grade 6 Theory exam, Lona Kozik?
…and why is it great for budding composers?
Mar 22
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Garreth Brooke
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1:47
The joy of music theory (yes, really!) with Lona Kozik
Watch now | "It's like listening in HD!"
Mar 20
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Garreth Brooke
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What advice would you give teachers who are nervous improvisers, Juan Cabeza Hernanez?
Watch now | Juan has got some wise words for those of us who are just getting started with creativity
Mar 15
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Garreth Brooke
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Juan Cabeza Hernandez
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All about 'Piano Patterns in Harmony' with Juan Cabeza Hernandez
Watch now | Juan explains his groundbreaking creativity course
Feb 22
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Garreth Brooke
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Juan Cabeza Hernandez
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How the 'Piano Patterns in Harmony' curriculum inspires teenagers to explore
Watch now | Juan Cabeza Hernandez guides students from 'River Flows in You' to Bach's First Prelude
Feb 19
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Garreth Brooke
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Juan Cabeza Hernandez
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57:40
The joys of teaching creatively and collaboratively
Watch now | The complete interview with Jeni Warder of Keys Piano School
Nov 3, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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About PianoCreativity.com
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Creativity workshop — this weekend
I'll show you how to connect creativity to exam pieces, online or in-person!
Apr 10
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Garreth Brooke
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The Art of Piano Education Awards
We’ve been nominated for Best Digital Resource 2025!
Mar 1
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Garreth Brooke
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Thanks for a wonderful 2024!
It’s been so great to connect to you all this year — thank you so much for being a part of Piano Creativity!
Dec 22, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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PianoCreativity.com: A Short Introduction
Allow me to introduce the project
Jun 30, 2024
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Garreth Brooke
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