I have come across some pretty cool resources lately and thought this was a great time to gather them into a post. So, here goes- and have a great year everyone!

Piano & YouTube Great links to YouTube videos of great artists playing the music of Scriabin, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, & Liszt

Musique Piano The music of Italian pianist & composer Livio Guerra (click on images for additional examples of his music)

Piano Accents  New book & CD, Africa, allows students to experience African rhythms and style intuitively through listening and imitation

Pinterest Virtual pinboard to gather your favorite musical images, clips, etc. from ye old interweb into one handy place

Play It Again Swig Audio diary of practice trials, tribulations, and successes by pianist Jocelyn Swigger

Piano Escapades Blog by pianist & teacher Wendy Chan

Music is Hard Podcasts from Sound Notion on all things musical

International Piano Magazine Tons of stories on all things piano now also available for iPad. Free sheet music in every issue

Music Learning Community Loads of pedagogically sound and FUN music games plus charts linking them to method book series. Several subscription plans available

Emerge Already Pianist Jade Simmons lively blog features “Tips to lessen the plight of the aspiring concert artist”

American Popular Piano Etudes Not your grandmother’s etudes! Super modular adventures in improvisation from Christopher Norton & Scott McBride Smith (integral CD included with Repertoire books)

 

 

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