A weekly repertoire podcast for piano teachers
The Piano Pedagogy Playlist
Some of my favorite selections from the contemporary repertoire for developing pianists—shared with you every Monday.
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Ep. 54- Nice Tardigrade
Listen to episode →: Ep. 54- Nice TardigradeMajor and minor scales are the foundation of Western music- but what happens when you step outside them? On this episode, I explore three pieces by Suzanne Dawson, Stacy Fahrion, and Scott Price, that use modal sounds to…
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Seasons Greetings From The Piano Pedagogy Playlist!
Open episode →: Seasons Greetings From The Piano Pedagogy Playlist!I’m taking a short, two-week holiday break from the regular podcast format. But I wanted to share with you one lovely Christmas piece by the…
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Ep. 20 – The Year’s Cadence
Open episode →: Ep. 20 – The Year’s CadenceThe Year’s Cadence closes out the regular podcast episodes of 2025 with a moment of musical reflection and quiet anticipation. Framed by the musical idea…
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Ep 17. Sleigh What!? Sleighride Fantasy & Two More Winter Originals
Open episode →: Ep 17. Sleigh What!? Sleighride Fantasy & Two More Winter OriginalsIt’s Thanksgiving week here in the US, and I’m celebrating with a trio of original, winter-themed piano pieces that set the seasonal mood. We have…
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Ep. 10 – Happy Moon Festival! The Piano Music of An-Lun Huang
Open episode →: Ep. 10 – Happy Moon Festival! The Piano Music of An-Lun HuangThis week, we celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival by exploring the music of An-Lun Huang and his groundbreaking collection A Chinese Festival. Four evocative pieces…
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Ep. 8 – Adventures in 6/8 (legged) time
Open episode →: Ep. 8 – Adventures in 6/8 (legged) timeSpiders may make me squirm, but they sure spin some great music. In this week’s episode, I swat my fears aside to share four creepy-crawly…
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Ep. 6 – Cool Beans: Jazz, Pop, and Playfulness in Ben Crosland’s Piano Music
Open episode →: Ep. 6 – Cool Beans: Jazz, Pop, and Playfulness in Ben Crosland’s Piano MusicThis week on the Piano Pedagogy Playlist, I dive into Cool Beans by English composer Ben Crosland — a fresh, pop-inspired collection of 12 graded…
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Ep 5: RCM Celebration Series Spotlight: Three Contemporary Pieces for Intermediate Students
Open episode →: Ep 5: RCM Celebration Series Spotlight: Three Contemporary Pieces for Intermediate StudentsThe “Celebration Series” of repertoire books published by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto have been a longtime favorite source of mine for discovering…
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Ep. 4 : Hang On! Exploring Glenda Austin’s First Jazz Suite
Open episode →: Ep. 4 : Hang On! Exploring Glenda Austin’s First Jazz SuiteThis three-movement work by the prolific Glenda Austin exhibits all of the qualities that make her music so adored and valued- lyricism, expression, excitement, and…
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Ep. 3 : Confidence Builders – Getting back on the bench
Open episode →: Ep. 3 : Confidence Builders – Getting back on the benchStudents are slowly trickling back into their schools and back into our studios! In an ideal world, our pupils would have all diligently kept up…
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Ep. 02 – Anxiety, keeps on tryin’ me…
Open episode →: Ep. 02 – Anxiety, keeps on tryin’ me…This week we explore the fine art of making your students sweat (musically speaking). I’ll play two pieces that capture the fidgety, feelings of uncertainty…