These are things I use every day and recommend to my students.
I also list a couple of “fun” items that I have been gifted or that my students have shown me.
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Dr. Beat Portable Metronome
This is a very powerful metronome, capable of producing polyrhythms and a variety of sounds. It can also be plugged into speakers, making it useful as a metronome in an ensemble setting.
“The Piano Lesson” 1000-piece puzzle
This beautiful and challenging puzzle makes a great gift for a piano-lover who also likes to work puzzles!
“Lego” Grand Piano
An amazing model of a grand piano you can build out of Legos! It comes as a complete kit you can assemble, and the piano actually has working parts.
AirTurn Bluetooth Pedal Page Turner
This is the bluetooth pedal I use to turn pages when I read music on my iPad.
Firefly Bluetooth Pedal
This is a bluetooth pedal that can be used to turn pages when reading music from an iPad. I don’t own one (because I already own the AirTurn) but I have used one and it works great. Many of my music colleagues and some of my students use this pedal and report having good experiences with it.
ForScore App
This is the music reading app that I use with my iPad. I use it in combination with my bluetooth pedal. You can download it to your iPad from the App Store.
Apple Pencil 2nd Generation
This is the Apple Pencil I use to annotate my scores when I read music on my iPad.
Hidrau Hydraulic Piano Bench
This is the piano bench that I have in my teaching studio. I really like the fact that it is hydraulic and can be easily raised and lowered, like an office chair, and you don’t have to crank it up and down like some other piano benches.
iPad case
A friend had the version of this case with Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms, and I got a floral one. What I like about it is the attractive colors, and it has a pocket where I can slip papers or cards into. It is also light weight and not bulky. I can fold it and it works as a stand for my iPad. It has held up well for several years.
Techmatte iPad Stand
I use this stand when I perform on stage with my iPad. It allows me to take the music desk out of the piano. I set the iPad in the stand, which I put in front of the pins on the piano. It allows me to hear and see better, and makes the iPad less intrusive during the performance.
Apple iPad Pro, 12.9-inch
This is the iPad I use as a tablet to read music. Most of my music collection is on my iPad. It is a game changer to be able to take my entire music library with me in digital form.
Blue Snowball USB Condenser/Cardoid Microphone
This is the mic I recommend for online lessons. I use it myself when I teach online, and I also use it when I teach in person and record my students’ lessons for them.
There are two versions of the Snowball mic that look the same. This one has better sound quality for musicians.
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