Schooled & Ghouled!
We definitely got "schooled" in success in last month's Lessons Challenge! With an amazing 422,694 lessons perfected you smashed last year's record of 390,615 (previously an all-time record for the most lessons/pieces perfected in a challenge)! Leading the pack was first-place winner Emmanuel B. from France with an impressive 1,165 pieces perfected. Theresa S. (536 tickets) from the USA was the winner of the random drawing. Juliet T. (1,165 tickets) from the United Kingdom and Sölken B. (922 tickets) from Germany claimed the T-shirt prizes. In the studio division, Brenda W.'s studio from the USA took the cake with an amazing 16,678 pieces perfected. Charles L.'s studio (271 tickets) from the USA won the random drawing. Congratulations to one and all!
As spectacular as the Lessons Challenge was, we have already moved on to the spooktacular Halloween Challenge! Join us for all things creepy and ghoulish as we work on this frightful challenge!
Trophy-Up During the 2024 Lessons Challenge
What's the best way to polish up on your method and technique in piano while earning a shot at winning cash or cool Piano Marvel swag? Why competing in the Lessons Challenge of course! We're currently in the thick of the Lessons Challenge but there's plenty of time left to jump in there and make your mark, or better yet, take the lead! Last year's Lessons Challenge saw the Piano Marvel community perfect an amazing 390,615 lessons--an all-time record for the most lessons/pieces perfected in a challenge! But why stop there? Come join in the fun and help us work toward smashing last year's record! Together we can do it!
Speaking of challenges, a big shout-out to all who participated in last month's Hymns Challenge! A total of 57,414 Golden Tickets were earned, which translates into $574.14 raised to support the schools and orphanage we are partnered with in Haiti and Mexico! The top ticket earners for this challenge were Tina B. (Germany) with 1,036 tickets, Kenneth M. (United Kingdom) with 954 tickets, and Judith S. (United Kingdom) with 927 tickets. Way to go!
Happening Now: The Hymns Challenge
Compete for first place with your friends or classmates for first place in this month's challenge: The Hymns Challenge. Each song perfected during the challenge generates money for one of three charities. More songs played = more money earned!
Find Out Who Won!
Wow, summer is flying by! The Jazzy June Challenge is over, and the winners are here. Congratulations to everyone who took part in Jazzy June. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Watch the video to see who took home Jazzy June Gold.
The Patriotic Challenge is going on now. We hope you are enjoying learning patriotic songs from around the world!
Winners of the Aaron Garner Challenge
Congratulations to all of the winners and participants in the first-ever Aaron Garner Challenge! It was held during the whole month of May 2024. It was a huge success, with 139,436 songs passed off at 96% or higher! We heard you loud and clear! It seems that many people enjoyed it, so we will hold the Aaron Garner Challenge again! The Jazzy June Challenge is going on now, so get into Piano Marvel and brush up on your Jazz technique!
Individual Division
1st Place - Joshua H (874)
Random Drawing-Shontaye O. (239)
PM T-Shirt-Michał K. (519)
PM T-Shirt-Michael B. (550)
Studio Division
1st Place - Brenda W (9,073)
Random Drawing-Mark P. (414)
Watch the announcement on YouTube!
Don't Miss the 2024 Piano Marvel Teacher Conference!
The 2023 Piano Marvel Teacher Conference was an absolute blast! With amazing presentations, interactive group workshops, and engaging piano-teaching games, there was something for everyone! Throw in amazing performances by the Truman Brothers and Josh Wright, as well as the opportunity to interact with so many of our Piano Marvel family, and we had a recipe for an awesome, informative, immersive experience.
The bar has been set high, but this year's conference promises to be even more amazing! Join us Friday and Saturday, June 21 & 22, 2024, at the Hampton Inn and Suites (Salt Lake City Airport) for a weekend of incredible instruction, workshops, and entertainment. As if that weren't enough, there will also be several new Piano Marvel features revealed that have been years in the making and will help revolutionize the way you teach! What are you waiting for?! Sign up before April to take advantage of early-bird discounts!
Practice Challenge was a Huge Success
We extended a challenge to the entire Piano Marvel Community to get as many practice days as possible in the first month of the new year, and you showed up! Thank you to everyone who participated. We wish we could give everyone a prize. We held six drawings. Each one was for the separate clubs that members worked to get into. The largest group was those who practiced for 3 days and included everyone who achieved 3-30 days of practice. The second group achieved 7-30 days of practice, and so on. Congratulations to the winners of the Practice Challenge that went on for the month of January! Watch the announcement of the winners on Instagram.
Drawing/Club Country Name Prize
3 Days United States Dustin PM t-shirt
7 Days Canada Phyllis H PM t-shirt
14 Days Denmark Sergio M $50 Amazon Gift Card
21 Days United States David L $75 Amazon Gift Card
28 Days Switzerland Rosa A $100 Amazon Gift Card
30 Days United States Gale M $125 Amazon Gift Card
A Labor of Love
What started out as separate, individual acts of kindness from two of our Piano Marvel Challenge winners, has, over the past two years, expanded to include the entire Piano Marvel Community and has resulted in thousands of dollars being raised to help many in need.
When Keith Robellard and Stacy Hunt both won first place in two different Piano Marvel Challenges in 2022, they both decided they wanted to donate their prize money to someone else in need. That inspired us at Piano Marvel to want to do something similar.
So we decided that the 2022 Christmas Challenge would be the perfect opportunity for members of the Piano Marvel Community to “Play for Change”—earning money through perfecting Christmas pieces to benefit children in Haiti and Mexico.
The results were impressive—over $1,600 were raised and split evenly between an orphanage and school in Haiti, and an after-school program in Mexico.
After hearing from each of these institutions about the wonderful impact those donations made and how grateful they were, we were inspired to do it again! We knew the bar had been set high last year but wanted to see if we could surpass it.
And we did! During the past 2023 Christmas Challenge, we managed to raise an amazing $1963.46! That money, too, was split among the organizations in Haiti and Mexico. But we couldn’t have done it without all of you who participated in this past year’s Christmas Challenge, so THANK YOU! We continue to be amazed with everything you do and accomplish and you are truly an inspiration to us!
Practice For A Purpose
At Piano Marvel, we're all about community. Join us via Zoom for a Play Party--a community-wide event--to help students in Haiti and Mexico.
When you bring people together, you can accomplish amazing things. This has never been more true than during the Piano Marvel Christmas Giving Challenge last year when, with the Piano Marvel Community working together, you collectively earned over $1,600 to go to both a school and an orphanage in Haiti as well as to an after-school program in Mexico.
Students at the girls' school École Mère Louise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
While each of these three institutions received a little over $500 each, the value of that contribution far surpassed the actual monetary value. Not only does the money go further in these countries, but the director of the after-school music program in Mexico estimated that the $500 they received would help them save $40,000 in the long run, since much of that donation was used to purchase items like dehumidifiers that will help extend the life of their current instruments in their humid climate.
The success of the Christmas Giving Challenge last year—originally inspired by two Piano Marvel Challenge winners last year—inspired us to bring this charitable giving opportunity back again this year. For every piece perfected in the Christmas Challenge, Piano Marvel will donate 1 penny towards this great cause. With over 133,000 pieces already perfected this year, we are on track to exceed the $1,600 raised last year!
Children from the Foyer Coin des Cieux Orphanage in Saint-Marc, Haiti
Please help us harness the collective strength of the Piano Marvel Community by joining us this Saturday, December 9, at 9:00 a.m Mountain Time, for a Piano Marvel Play Party. Through the magic of Zoom, we will come together to play and perfect as many Christmas pieces in the Piano Marvel library as we can, to earn money for these deserving children in Haiti and Mexico.
As we come together, we can inspire each other, create impactful change, and be a force for good that can help to transform lives and uplift those who need it most. We appreciate each and every one of you and hope to see you on Saturday!
Students at Club Vallarta, an after-school program and facility in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Winners of the Spookiest Challenge Yet
We hope you had a spooktacular time playing songs that made you jump and hide under your piano bench! As a community, you earned 52,710 golden tickets in the Halloween Challenge! Thank you for participating! Here are the winners:
Individual Division
1st Place - Brenda W (594)
Random Drawing- Aiste P (5)
PM T-Shirt- Lynda B (515)
PM T-Shirt- Eli D (129)
Studio Division
1st Place - Brenda W (4,073)
Random Drawing- Meredith K (783)
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
The Christmas Giving Challenge is going on now, and you have already surpassed the number of golden tickets earned during the Halloween Challenge. You're at 57,129, which is $571.29 for the Charities we support in Haiti and Mexico.
Lessons Challenge Was Biggest Challenge Yet!
As a community, you all perfected 390,671 lessons in Method and Technique during the Lessons Challenge! That is a new record! 4 Individuals passed off every lesson in Method and Technique, which is an enormous feat! The Studio Division also hit an all-time high of 233,832 Golden Tickets while Joshua H and Mark E's Studios battled it out. Thank you for participating! We hope you saw an improvement in your sight-reading, rhythm, ear training, and more!
Be prepared to be SURPRISED as you play spooky new songs in the Halloween Challenge going on now!
Then get ready to Play for Change during the Christmas Challenge, and give to the charities that we support in Haiti and Mexico by passing off your favorite Christmas songs.
Individual Division
1st Place - Elizabeth L (1,165 Lessons)
2nd Place- Lawrence P (1,165 Lessons)
3rd Place- Cami D (1,165 Lessons)
4th Place- Lindsey N (1,165 Lessons)
Random Drawing- Olivia T (207 Lessons)
PM T-Shirt Winner- Ethan W (101 Lessons)
PM T-Shirt Winner- AMberlee S (109 Lessons)
Studio Division
1st Place - Joshua H (17,687 Lessons)
Random Drawing- Andrew P (2,053 Lessons)
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Helping Children in Mexico & Haiti Through Hymns
We are excited to announce the winners of the Hymns Challenge. We think you're AMAZING! As a community, you earned 50,088 Golden Tickets. Thank you for participating in this Giving Challenge to benefit children in Mexico and Haiti. Congratulations to everyone who participated and improved your sight-reading in the process! ITIAH Angels for Learning and Pathways to English each received donations for children in the Elementary School and the orphanage they serve in Haiti. Club Vallarta in Mexico received funds to help with their after-school music program. They each received $167.00. Our next Giving Challenge will be the Christmas Challenge, which runs through November and December this year. You are making a difference!
The Lessons Challenge is now underway, and we hope you're enjoying it!
Individual Division
1st Place - Iryna N - Passed off 1,557 Hymns
2nd Place- Atithi G - Passed off 1,153 Hymns
Studio Division
1st Place - Craig O - Passed off 2,383 Hymns
2nd Place - Anna L - Passed off 1,653 Hymns
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Patriotic Challenge Winners Announced
We are excited to announce the winners of the Patriotic Challenge. We think you're AMAZING! As a community, you earned 34,518 Golden Tickets. We hope you enjoyed playing patriotic songs from all over the world. Congratulations to everyone who participated!
The Hymns Challenge is now underway, and we hope you're enjoying it! The Hymns Challenge is a giving challenge. This means you earn a penny to be donated to one of the 3 charities we work with in Mexico and Haiti to benefit children in these countries. You all have impressed us with how many Golden Tickets you've earned in the past, and we hope this can be the most successful giving challenge so far! We ❤️ our Piano Marvel Family!
Individual Division
1st Place - Iryna N - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Peter G - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Mark H - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Random Drawing - Elodie L - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place - Craig O - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Angie C - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Jazzy June Challenge Winners Announces
Watch the announcement of the winners of the Jazzy June Challenge. Thank you to everyone who participated! You help make all of the monthly challenges fun!
Congratulations to everyone who participated! The Patriotic Challenge is now underway, and we hope you're enjoying it! We ❤️ our Piano Marvel Family!
Individual Division
1st Place - Iryna N - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Catherine G - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Xromero R - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Random Drawing - Ruslan D - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place - Meredith K - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Paul M - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Pop Challenge Winners Announced
We are excited to announce the winners of the Pop Challenge. We think you're AMAZING! As a community, you earned 24,973 Golden Tickets. We enjoyed showcasing all of the songs in the pop music genre available in the Piano Marvel music library, and now you can play some of your favorite songs for your friends. That's a win-win!
Congratulations to everyone who participated! The Jazzy June Challenge is now underway, and we hope you're enjoying it! We ❤️ our Piano Marvel Family!
Individual Division
1st Place -Stacey H - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Phyllis H - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Vismay A - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Random Drawing -Joni C - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place -Lorri D - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Joshua H - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Classical Challenge Winners Announced!
We are excited to announce the winners of the Classical Challenge. Le Binh Anh accepted a personal challenge from Aaron Garner to compete and win overall in the Individual Division, and he showed up! He earned 1,111 golden tickets. Le Binh Anh also issued a challenge to our friend, Molly S, who ended the challenge in third place and earned 700 golden tickets. Abraham O finished in second place with 711 golden tickets. Thanks for making it a fun race, you guys!
Congratulations to everyone who participated! The Pop Challenge is now underway, and we hope you're enjoying it! We ❤️ our Piano Marvel Family!
Individual Division
1st Place -Le Binh Anh N - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -David R - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Dmi C - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Random Drawing -Faith S - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place -David H - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Tim V - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
Piano Marvel Highlighted In Google Annual Economic Impact Report
PIANO MARVEL HIGHLIGHTED IN GOOGLE’S ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT FOR COLORADO
Rye -- Today, Piano Marvel announced that it was highlighted in Google’s thirteenth annual Economic Impact Report - a report that showcases how businesses, publishers and nonprofits across the United States are using Google search and advertising tools to connect with the people and communities they serve. This year, small businesses generated $11.16 billion in economic activity in Colorado. By using Google products businesses increased their online presence and were able to continue connecting with customers in 2022.
“People and businesses across the US are using technology to build resilience and make their communities and economies stronger. We’re proud that Google’s products and platforms are a part of that, providing more than $700 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, and developers in 2022,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet. “Google only succeeds when others do, and we’ll continue to build the tools and technologies that help grow the economic pie, and create more opportunities for everyone,” says Sundar Pichai.
After using Google’s tools and services Piano Marvel saw significant results:
- Today, Piano Marvel has grown into a thriving business, with over 17,000 active subscribers with a premium account and over 310,000 free trial accounts.
- Piano Marvel uses Google Analytics to track growth trends and traffic to the Piano Marvel website from all over the globe.
- YouTube is where Piano Marvel team members share instructional videos and interviews, and performances with each other and the over 6,000 people who subscribe to the company’s channel.
Google was attractive because they offer free tools, and now we’ve stayed with Google Workspace because it works so well for us.
-Heidi Garner
Piano Marvel is one of many American businesses that used the internet to connect with customers in 2022. According to research conducted by The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI), in partnership with the Connected Commerce Council from November 28th to December 12th, 2022, 90% of U.S.-based small business leaders noted that digital tools are helping them engage new customers, and 75% of SMB leaders agree that digital tools will continue to help their business navigate tough economic conditions in 2023.
Soundtracks Challenge Winners Announced
The Classical Challenge is underway, and we hope you're enjoying it! Listen up! It's time to announce the winners of the Soundtracks Challenge. Congratulations to everyone who participated! We ❤️ our Piano Marvel Family!
Individual Division
1st Place - Tina B - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Jordan C - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Amy W - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Random Drawing -Roberto X - Piano Marvel T-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place -Lorri D - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Elise T - $100.00 Amazon Gift Card
Watch the announcement on Instagram!
YouTube Competition Winners Announced
Thank you to all who participated in the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition this year! We also appreciate those who voted for the winners in each division. The skills developed from learning and preparing a song, then recording it to produce an artistic video, are invaluable in today's technology climate. The biggest reward is to have these videos to look back on and preserve for posterity. The winners are as follows:
Early Elementary - Abishek J
Late Elementary - Jeremy W
Middle School - Walter B
High School - Eli S
Adult - Bogumil S
Ensemble/Duet - Sowby Studio
Composition - Danicka & Family
Random Drawing iPad - Emily A
Random Drawing t-shirt - Lorenzo M
Valentine's Challenge Winners Announced
First Place Winner - Stacy H - $50 Amazon Gift Card (Donated to Club Vallarta) Thank you once again, Stacy!
Random Drawing - Hadley B - $50 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Chanelle O - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Random Drawing - Collette C - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Studio Division
First Place Winner - Lorri D - $50 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing -Allysia V - $50 Amazon Gift Card
You have the Biggest Hearts!
The Christmas Challenge was a huge success!! It's all because of YOU, our Piano Marvel Community!! You have big hearts, and you thought it would be more fun to play to give than to play for prizes. Thank you for your inspiration and valiant efforts! We were able to make donations of $544.02 to an orphanage and an elementary school in Haiti, and an after-school program in Mexico!
Congratulations to the top 3 Studios who perfected the most Christmas songs collectively and will get to be Pen Pals with the kids that they helped! These are the studios of Brenda W, Lorri D, and Lynda B. Watch the announcement.
Happy New Year, and God Bless!
Play for Change: Christmas Challenge
For every Christmas song you pass off at 96% or higher, you will earn 1 penny to go to kids in Haiti or Mexico. So please help us reach our goal of 300,000 songs.
Itiah Angels for Learning-Haiti Club Vallarta-Mexico Foyer Coin des Cieux-Haiti
Halloween Winners Announced. Watch the video on Instagram or Facebook. Congratulations to all who participated!
Individual Division
First Place- Brenda W- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Jozsef M- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Pat H- Piano Marvel T-Shirt
Random Drawing- Aly M- Piano Marvel T-Shirt
Studio Division
First Place- Brenda W- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Andrew P- $100 Amazon Gift Card
The Lessons Challenge Took Piano Marvel By Storm
More individuals participated in this Challenge than in any other challenge! You completed 367,832 lessons in Method and Technique with 100% accuracy. We also hit a new record of 99 participating countries! Watch the announcement of the winners here.
First Place Winner - Stacy H - Amazon Gift Card
Second Place Winner - Lawrence P - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Lee Terceria - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Samia B - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Random Drawing - Andrew S - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Studio Division
First Place Winner - Joshua H - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - David H - Amazon Gift Card
The Hymns Challenge
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Hymns Challenge!! It was a battle to the finish! Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope you enjoyed it and recognized your sight-reading ability improved along the way!
This month is our first-ever Lessons Challenge. You'll earn Golden Tickets as you pass off exercises in the Method and Technique trophy cases. Build a firm foundation in sight-reading, rhythm, scales, arpeggios, ear training, and more.
Winners of the Hymns Challenge:
Individual Division
First Place Winner -Stacy H - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Luke W - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Sandy S - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Random Drawing - Virginia T - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Studio Division
First Place Winner - Cami D - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Lynda B - Amazon Gift Card
We have new MERCH! Check out our merch here: https://piano-marvel.myspreadshop.com/
Patriotic Challenge Patriots Unveiled
With the Patriotic Challenge lasting only two weeks, it came in and out with a bang! However, there were many who were ready--stepping up to the challenge and hitting the ground running. In true patriot fashion, victory was claimed by several in the Piano Marvel Community who did themselves and their countries proud! Click here to see the victors! Thanks to everyone who participated and for all your hard work. As a reminder, the Hymns Challenge is just around the corner, starting August 1. Until then, enjoy a well-deserved break!
Individual Division
1st Place- Adrienne A- $100 Gift Card
Random Drawing- Ann C- $100 Gift Card
Random Drawing- Evelyn B- t-shirt
Random Drawing- Akira L- t-shirt
Studio Division
1st Place- Anna L- $100 Gift Card
Random Drawing- Michelle R- $100 Gift Card
We have new MERCH! Check it out here: https://piano-marvel.myspreadshop.com/
Ninja Saga Challenge Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the Ninja Saga Challenge! Elizabeth S was the only person to pass off every scale and arpeggio with 100% accuracy! Lori D’s studio won in the studio division once again with 1,725 scales and arpeggios passed off collectively! We are beyond impressed with everyone who competed and we wish you luck in the Patriotic Challenge. It starts today and only goes through July 15th, so better get busy!! Watch the Winners Announcement now.
Individual Division
First Place Winner - Elizabeth S - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Robert A - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Karen R - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Random Drawing - Jared R - Piano Marvel t-shirt
Studio Division
First Place Winner - Lorri D - Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing - Catherine P - Amazon Gift Card
Classical Challenge 2022
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the very first Classical Challenge! We found this challenge to be one of the best challenges we have seen so far to help increase one's sight-reading ability. If you haven't taken the Sight-Reading test in Piano Marvel, also known as the SASR, since finishing this challenge, we recommend that you do. We think that you'll be pleasantly surprised!
Special congratulations go out to our first-place participants in the Individual and Studio Divisions and those who won the random drawings. Keep Practicing! Watch the announcement here.
Individual Division
First Place- Keith R.- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Taylor Y.- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Kelsey K.- Piano Marvel T-Shirt
Random Drawing- John C.- Piano Marvel T-Shirt
Studio Division
First Place- Lori D.- $100 Amazon Gift Card
Random Drawing- Piu Music C.- $100 Amazon Gift Card
We have new MERCH! Check out our merch here.
2022 Boot Camp Challenge
Congratulations to all of the participants of the first Piano Marvel Boot Camp Challenge! We hope you enjoyed it and most of all, we hope you got better at sigh-reading. Special congratulations go out to the winners in the Individual and Studio divisions as well as those who won in the random drawings. Keep practicing! Watch the announcement here.
Individual Division First Place- Tina B
Individual Random Drawing- Alexander S
T-shirt Drawing- Daniel P
T-shirt Drawing- Sandra G
Studio Division First Place- Joshua H
Studio Division Random Drawing- Angie C
We have new MERCH! Check out our merch here.
Piano Marvel Named Finalist in EdTech Awards
FINALISTS & WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE EDTECH AWARDS 2022
A salute to edtech’s best and brightest innovators, leaders, and trendsetters!
Finalists and winners for The EdTech Awards 2022 have been announced to a worldwide audience of educators, technologists, students, parents, and policymakers interested in building a better future for learners and leaders in the education and workforce sectors.
Celebrating its 12th year, the US-based program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, recognizing the biggest names in edtech – and those who soon will be.
"As events unfold on the world stage that seem to inch ever closer to a precipice unknown, we are reminded that the leaders and innovators of education technology have always worked on the edge," said Victor Rivero, who as Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest, oversees the program.
"The future-focused work they do is inspired by the infinite potential of all people to learn and thrive. It's pushed forward by the human spirit. It's the light that even through the darkest times always shines through," Rivero said.
The EdTech Awards recognizes people for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere.
Featuring edtech’s best and brightest, the annual program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, Higher Education, and Skills and Workforce sectors.
The EdTech Awards recognize people—and the products they produce and lives they shape— with three main honors:
- The EdTech Cool Tool Awards
- The EdTech Leadership Awards, and
- The EdTech Trendsetter Awards.
This year’s finalists and winners include:
Piano Marvel: As a company, we are honored and grateful to be named a finalist in this year's EdTech Awards. We were pleased to be considered among the other finalists and appreciate the work and dedication it takes to education and innovation in the world of technology. Piano Marvel was established in January of 2008 and was the first subscription-based music software to hit the market. The ongoing development of Piano Marvel is exciting and always holds the student/teacher relationship at the forefront. We like to say that Piano Marvel was created by piano teachers for piano teachers and their students. It is also a great piano learning app for individuals learning independently. Many schools and universities use the curriculum in Piano Marvel or upload their own. Piano Marvel has carved a niche by creating powerful tools for piano teachers and universities to teach more students efficiently and effectively.
FINALIST & WINNERS LIST –
https://www.edtechdigest.com/2022-finalists-winners/
The EdTech Awards were established in 2010 to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the most exceptional innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology.
Past winners include Claned, Soundtrap, Blackboard, Discovery Education, DreamBox Learning, Edmodo, Edthena, Flipgrid, Freshgrade, Promethean, Scholastic, Schoology, SMART Technologies and more.
This year’s finalists and winners were narrowed from the larger field and judged based on various criteria, including: pedagogical workability, efficacy and results, support, clarity, value and potential.
Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest Victor Rivero said:
"To the innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in K-12, higher education, and workforce learning who continue connecting, producing and persisting despite all challenges—a hearty hat-tip and a grand salute!"
Further information about The EdTech Awards is available here:
For more, see #EdTechAwards and follow @edtechdigest here: https://twitter.com/edtechdigest
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ABOUT EDTECH DIGEST AND THE EDTECH AWARDS
EdTech Digest, a leading source of cool tools, interviews, and trends showcasing the future of learning — annually honors the best and brightest people, products and groups working in edtech with The EdTech Awards. Cool Tool, Leadership, and Trendsetter honorees span the K-12, Higher Ed, and Skills & Workforce sectors.
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Piano Marvel Named Best Piano Learning App of 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Piano Marvel Named Best Piano Learning App of 2022 by BestApp.com
Platform ranked Best for Improving Your Sight-Reading Skills among the most proficient platforms to improve piano skills
Rye, Colorado – BestApp.com, an in-depth guide for the latest mobile app reviews and technology trends, has announced Piano Marvel among the best piano learning apps of 2022. Platforms on the list were selected based on features that help musicians learn how to read music and play piano at a measured, graduated pace.
Piano Marvel and other applications offer tools like expansive song libraries, high-quality video tutorials, structured lesson plans, and live feedback to help users improve. Most of the platforms in the guide have a free version or trial that offers access to a selection of songs and lessons. BestApp.com experts suggest that users consider their budget, needs, and learning style before subscribing to a piano learning app.
Piano Marvel was ranked Best for Improving Your Sight-Reading Skills among the top solutions. The guide also includes a summary table for users to compare the best features and in-app purchases. To access the complete list of piano learning platforms please visit https://www.bestapp.com/best-piano-learning-apps/.
ABOUT PIANO MARVEL
Piano Marvel was created by piano teachers for piano teachers and their students. It is also a great piano learning app for individuals learning on their own. Many schools and universities use the curriculum in Piano Marvel or upload their own. Piano Marvel has carved a niche by creating powerful tools for piano teachers and universities to teach more students efficiently and effectively. Many adult learners learn to play the piano with Piano Marvel and engage in a Facebook community for Piano Marvel users called the Piano Marvel Community. Technology is the present and future of education, and that goes for music too! Piano Marvel is great for traditional in-person lessons and virtual lessons. People decide on the features they want to use. In addition, the Piano Marvel community offers monthly challenges to keep students engaged. Users can compete individually and as a group in their teacher’s studio.
ABOUT BESTAPP.COM
BestApp.com is a leading online destination for reviews and technology trends. The platform provides research-based studies and carefully curated lists, which allow users to compare and find the best apps on the market. BestApp.com is managed by a team of tech industry professionals that aim to help consumers find the tools they need to live a more convenient and productive life. To learn more, visit https://www.bestapp.com/.
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Disney Challenge Winners Announced
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2022 Disney Challenge this March! It was a huge success, and we appreciate everyone from the Piano Marvel Community who participated. Watch the announcement of the winners.
The winners are:
Individual Division First Place- Kirk O.
Individual Random Drawing- Jennifer S.
T-shirt Drawing- Tabitha M.
T-shirt Drawing- Ehsan G.
Studio Division First Place- Cindy W.
Studio Random Drawing- PianoTels S.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competition
YouTube Competition Finalists Announced
We were blown away by the incredible performances you all submitted to the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition. The finalists have been chosen and now it's time for you to vote for the winners. We are extending the voting time until next Friday, March 18th. The winners will be announced during a YouTube Live on Friday, March 18, 2022, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time. Enter Live Stream Here.
The Disney Challenge Is Back!
Piano Marvel Disney Challenge is Back
The Disney Challenge is one of our most loved challenges! It starts on Tuesday, March 1st, and runs through the entire month. We have added new songs from Encanto and other favorite Disney Songs just in time. Earn Golden Tickets when you pass off your favorite Disney songs with a 96% or higher score and earn entries into our prize drawings! Learn more here.
Winners Announced
Individual Division First Place- Tina B.
Individual Random Drawing- Alex G.
T-shirt Drawing- Fabien G.
T-shirt Drawing- Geordie B.
Studio Division First Place- Joshua H.
Studio Random Drawing- Cindy W.
Chrstmas Challenge Winners Announced
What a ride! We enjoyed watching you all compete as you learned Christmas songs and improved your sight-reading. Watch the announcement of the winners of the Piano Marvel Christmas Challenge. Congratulations to all who participated, and thank you for being members of the PM family.
The winners are:
Individual Division First Place- Kirk O.
Individual Division Second Place- Adrienne A.
Individual Random Drawing- Ehsan G.
T-shirt Drawing- Manuel B.
T-shirt Drawing- Jonathon O.
T-shirt Drawing- Reid C.
Studio Division First Place- Lorri D.
Studio Division Second Place- Daniel P.
Studio Random Drawing- Catherine S.
Christmas Challenge Wrapping Up
We will be announcing the winners of the Christmas Challenge here and on Piano Marvel's Facebook and Instagram Accounts on January 3rd. Also, we will announce the new Challenge for January at that time. See the links below.
We encourage all of our Piano Marvel family to continue earning Golden Tickets and competing in the Christmas Challenge until December 31st! So far, there are 164,032 perfected Christmas Songs and 4,119 participants from 86 countries. We're giving away more prizes than ever! In the meantime, see where you are on the Leaderboard and check out which countries are participating!
Watch This Fun and Inspiring Interview
I had the opportunity to interview Atithi Gautam K. C., her sister, Ushna, and Cami Davis after Atithi and Cami tied as the winners in the individual division of the Hymns Challenge. It was a fun interview to do. They are passionate, hard-working, and driven. Watch the interview here.
The Biggest Sale of the Year!
Don't miss out! Give yourself or someone else the gift of music. Get 20% off annual premium accounts, starter kits, keyboards, cables, books, and everything in our store. Black Friday Extends To Cyber Monday!
2021 Halloween Challenge Winners Announced
Congratulations to all who participated in the Halloween Challenge! There were a total of 38,395 songs perfected, which means that everyone who passed off a Halloween song with 100% accuracy earned a Golden Ticket. You all AMAZE us every day! Congratulations to all who participated and increased their ability to sight-read! Way to go! The Christmas Challenge is already underway and is the biggest challenge of the year! We are giving away more prizes than ever, so stay tuned for details. Watch the Winners Announcement Here.
The winners are:
Individual Division First Place- Inna S
Individual Random Drawing- Felps R
T-shirt Drawing- Paul S
T-shirt Drawing- Miruna C
Studio Division First Place- Lorri D
Studio Random Drawing- Evelyn B
Winners Announced
We're giving away $100 Amazon Gift Cards to the Individual and Studio with the most scales completed and $100 Amazon Gift Cards and Scale Ninja t-shirts to others who participated in the challenge and earned entries into the drawing. Congratulations and may thanks to all who participated! Watch the announcement here. We bet you know your scales better! Keep up the good work, and get busy learning Halloween songs for the Halloween Challenge going on through October! Good luck!
The winners are:
Individual Division First Place- Tracy X
Individual Random Drawing- Sarah M
T-shirt Drawing- Mike W
T-shirt Drawing- Wesley L
Studio Division First Place- Cindy W
Studio Random Drawing- Kim M
Piano Marvel is Now Available on Chromebook!
We are excited to announce that Piano Marvel now works on Chromebook! You can also use Piano Marvel on your Windows or Mac PC without a plugin while using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge Browsers.
After trying the new web version without a plugin, we would love to get your feedback. Please click here and let us know what you think!
We are working hard to make Piano Marvel more accessible for everyone! Many of you have asked when it will work on Android devices and with acoustic pianos. You will be happy to know that both are in the works, and we will keep you posted when we expect their release.
2021 Hymns Challenge Winners Announced
Watch the announcement of the winners of the Piano Marvel 2021 Hymns Challenge! For the first time ever, we had two people tie for the highest number of songs perfected. They each earned 1,716 golden tickets and won $100 Amazon Gift Cards! Atithi from Japan and Cami from the United States are the 1st place winners. We also held a random drawing for another $100 Amazon Gift Card and 2 Piano Marvel t-shirts. We also had a top studio winner and a random drawing for another studio. Congratulations to all who participated in the first Piano Marvel Hymns Challenge! There were a total of 57,370 Golden Tickets earned, which means that everyone who passed off a Hymn with at least 96% accuracy earned a Golden Ticket. You all AMAZE us every day!
The winners are:
Individual Division First Place- Cami D and Atithi G
Individual Random Drawing- Kevin R
T-shirt Drawing- J.F.
T-shirt Drawing- Familia S
Studio Division First Place- John O
Studio Random Drawing- Lynn G
Hymns Challenge Begins Sunday
Interview With Brock Chart
Aaron interviewed Brock Chart, a Jazz pianist and composer about his books, "Five-Finger Jazz." They are being featured during the first-ever Piano Marvel Jazzy July Challenge. Brock also gives us a sneak peek at his newest books coming soon called "Five-Finger Pop." You can find Brocks book by searching by composer or title in the PM music library. We think you're going to love them! Watch the interview here.
2021 Patriotic Challenge Winners Announced
Congratulations to all who participated in the Piano Marvel 2021 Patriotic Challenge! There were a total of 30,992 Golden Tickets earned, which means that everyone who passed off a Patriotic song with at least 96% accuracy earned a Golden Ticket. You all AMAZE us every day! Congratulations to the top individual and top studio who will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card and one participant in the random drawing, along with two people who will get t-shirts! Keep practicing and developing your talents! Watch the prize drawing now!
Don't forget that the Jazzy July Challenge is already started. It ends on July 31st. Try out Brock Chart's Five-Finger Jazz Books that can be found in Piano Marvel's music library. Type Jazz in the search field to find all of the Jazz pieces included in this challenge. Good luck, and keep playing!
Patriotic Challenge
Get Ready! It's time for the annual Piano Marvel Patriotic Challenge. Join us as we celebrate the world's great nations and show our patriotism by playing patriotic songs for chances to win fun prizes from June 14th-July 4th. Most of our patriotic music is from the United States, but we are adding as many as we can from other countries. If you have a special request, please email us at [email protected], and we will do our best to find it and include it in the Piano Marvel app. All the members of the Piano Marvel Family are encouraged to pass off as many patriotic songs as you can from June 14 to July 4th! Search for "Patriotic" in the song library, and any piece with a golden ticket on it will count for the challenge. Watch this video for more details.
PRIZES
3 Prizes for Individuals (random drawings)
Bluetooth Headphones OR $100 Amazon Gift Card
Piano Marvel T-Shirt
Piano Marvel T-Shirt
1 First place individual
Bluetooth Speaker OR $100 Amazon Gift Card
Studio Prize (random drawing)
$100 Amazon gift card
1 Top Studio
$100 Amazon Gift Card
Practice Minutes Challenge
The winners of the Practice Minutes Challenge have been announced! We gave an Oculus Quest 2 to an individual and one to a piano teacher and their studio! Five other participants received Piano Marvel t-shirts. As a whole, we ended the month with 1,595,417 practice minutes! You all are amazing. Thank you for participating. Click below to see who the winners are!
Announcing Studio Oculus Drawing
We're having so much fun with the Practice Minutes Challenge that we decided to add another Oculus drawing for piano teachers and their students! For every 1,000 practice minutes that you earn as a studio, you will earn an entry into the Studio Oculus Drawing!
Practice Minutes Challenge
We are so excited for the Practice Minutes Challenge running through all of May 2021. We have set a goal for the entire Piano Marvel Family to hit 1 Million practice minutes in Piano Marvel this month. Anyone who practices for 100 minutes will be entered into a drawing to win an Oculus Quest 2. For every additional 100 practice minutes played, you will receive an additional entry into the drawing! We will also be giving away 5 Practice Minutes Challenge t-shirts!
Earning practice minutes is easy. Log in to your Piano Marvel account, find a song you want to play, and use either the Prepare or Assess feature of Piano Marvel to begin counting your playtime. Your playtime is counted as long as the blue cursor is moving. We recommend you try the new Sight-Reading Samurai located in the music library. Also, get some sight-reading tips from Aaron's article https://pianomarvel.com/article/tips-to-improve-your-sight-reading-at-the-piano. Good luck and have fun!
Piano Unstrung
This piano has experienced many strong forces of nature...pirates, fire, and water. The next trial for this piano will be air...intrigued? We had a small change in plans, and the last video of the Piano Unstrung series, Part 4: Air, will Premiere Monday, April 26, 2021, at 7:00 PM mountain time instead of 9:00 AM. We're having a Watch Party over Facebook live. You don't want to miss it! After the premiere, you can watch it, share it, and comment on it. Thank you to all who have subscribed to our YouTube Channel and watched this series!
Piano Unstrung
The piano is still smoking from the roasted marshmallow fiasco, so what's Aaron's next move? To put the piano in the middle of the creek, of course. Watch as Aaron plays a popular favorite while he swims with the fishes. What will be the final scene in this piano's life? See next week on Monday, April 26th, 2021, for the grand finale of the Piano Unstrung series.
Piano Unstrung
Aaron and his piano survived the pirates, but what happens when he plays so fast the piano spontaneously combusts into flames? Play faster! Joel joins Aaron on a little campout that goes from bad to worse. Watch the video here. What is the next adventure for Aaron and his piano? See next week on Monday, April 19th, 2021.
Piano Unstrung
It's the beginning of the end for this piano! Aaron is caught in the middle of a pirates skirmish. Will he be able to play to the end of the piece? Watch and see! What is the next adventure for Aaron and his piano? See next week on Monday, April 12, 2021.
2021 Streak Challenge Winners Announced
500 people made it to the end of the 30-day Streak Challenge! Congratulations to all of you! Watch the drawing here.
Mil P. 1 Year Premium Subscription & Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Peter S. Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Greg M. Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Luciano P. Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Jude M. Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Daniel M. Streak Challenge T-Shirt
Piano Unstrung
We are announcing the release of “Piano Unstrung,” a four-part video mini-series about the untimely death of a piano. The first video is being released on Monday, April 5th, 2021. Each piece in the series will be released as the Song of the Week every Monday for the next four weeks. Be captivated as Aaron Garner plays the piano in the most unlikely of circumstances! Watch the teaser here.
New Article Released
Michelle Robison discusses the Song of the Week in her newly released article, ‘Songs to Learn on Piano.’ Aaron Garner reveals the SOW every Monday on social media. It can also be found as the first song in the Piano Marvel music library and in the SOW book bundle. Our mission is to release a weekly song that has been written or arranged to motivate and engage every pianist with a version for every skill level. These songs have fun patterns that make them easy to learn while sounding challenging! You can read Michelle’s article at pianomarvel.com/article/songs-to-learn-on-piano
Winners Announced
Watch the Finals on the recorded live stream on the Piano Marvel YouTube Channel.
YouTube Competition Finalists Selected
A new record was set with nearly 500 entries in the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition this year! The divisions ranged from early elementary to adult, ensemble, and composition. There were many impressive entries, and the judges had a difficult time choosing 3 finalists in each division. We are excited to ask you, our Piano Marvel family, to vote on each division's winner(s). Please visit the YouTube Competition Finalists page to watch the videos and cast your votes.
Finally, the videos chosen as finalists will be featured in a live YouTube stream on March 11th at 8:00 PM EST, where viewers worldwide will add their votes to the votes collected throughout the previous week. The final vote will be tallied live, and prizes awarded to the videos with the most votes. We appreciate your participation and for making this year's YouTube Competition a success.
Streak Challenge Has Begun!
It's begun ya’ll!!! The 30-day Streak Challenge starts today!!! Get your practicing on. There is no need to register or sign up. Just start practicing. Notice the new Streak Counter on the Piano Marvel dashboard now turns from grey to blue after practicing each day! To create an account, go to pianomarvel.com
Streak Challenge
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We want to challenge all the members of the Piano Marvel Family to keep a 30-day Streak! Everyone will start with a clean slate for this challenge, meaning only your streak between March 1 – April 1, 2021 will count. We are giving away some great prizes, so you definitely want to join in the fun! Everyone who gets a 30-day streak will be in the running to win prizes. We will draw names randomly to determined the winners.
PRIZES
The Grand Prize will be an Annual Piano Marvel Account and a Streak Challenge t-shirt. We will also be giving out 5 other Streak Challenge t-shirts!
WHY A STREAK CHALLENGE?
Get ready to play your heart out and improve your piano playing abilities as you practice consistently over the month of March. We think you’ll be inspired to keep going with your streak! All you have to do to join the challenge is start practicing every day on your own Piano Marvel account. If you are new to Piano Marvel, you can create a free account to get started at https://pianomarvel.com.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Tips
You're almost there! You chose and learned a piece to play for the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition. Then you perfected it, made it your own, and recorded it. Finally, you got through editing your video. In the last video of the series, Michelle walks you through uploading your finished video to YouTube and submitting it into the competition. Congratulations! Once you've completed these steps, you can relax for a minute and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that you should be feeling! If you want to take some time to watch the other entries click here.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Tips
Watch as Michelle Robison walks you through the process of editing your video for the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition. Time is short and the deadline to submit your video to the contest is Sunday, February 28th! Michelle's next video will be about uploading your video to YouTube and submitting it to the contest. You can also watch the videos that have already been submitted here.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Tips
Michelle Robison is back and now she's here to give you some tips about recording your video! We know you want to make it fun for your friends and family to watch, so listen close! For more information about the YouTube, Competition visit us here https://pianomarvel.com/youtube-competition/entries/0 The deadline to submit your video to the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition is coming up on February 28th, 2021.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Tips
The deadline to submit your video to the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition is coming up on February 28th, 2021. Watch the video below to learn the best tips for perfecting your piece for the YouTube Competition. Michelle Robison, Director of Teacher Education and Certification, walks you through how to use phrasing, pedaling, and more. You can also watch the videos that have already been submitted or choose a piece from this list if you need help picking a piece to play.
Winners Announced
The top five most creative videos from the 2020 Piano Video Contest were chosen as the cash prize winners! They each won $100.00 and a mention on Piano Marvel's Social Media pages. Congratulations to our winners and a huge thank you to all who participated! This was the first video contest that we have done without separate age categories. The criteria for choosing the winners was based on creativity in cinematography, special effects, and personality! This was completely different from anything we've done and it was a big success! We would love to hear what you thought about it. Please email us at [email protected] to provide your feedback. Please enjoy watching the videos of the top 5 winners below. (Tip: after you watch one video, click on the back arrow in your browser to return to this news release to watch the next video.)
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Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Tips
Get advice from Michelle Robison on learning your piece for the Piano Marvel YouTube Competition. Click the image below.
Piano Marvel YouTube Competion Tips
Watch as Michelle shows you how to choose the perfect piece for you! The Piano Marvel YouTube Competition has begun, and you are invited to participate. Click the image below.
2021 Piano Marvel YouTube Competition Kick-Off
Announcing the new changes to the annual Piano Marvel YouTube Competition... We think you’re going to love them! Get ready to be a STAR!!!
Watch Aaron Garner's performance of Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu dedicated to his father, Leroy Garner, who passed away on December 20, 2020. Leroy was proud of Aaron's accomplishments as a pianist, composer, entrepreneur, and businessman. He enjoyed sitting and listening to Aaron play the piano any chance he had, and he especially loved this piece.
Congratulations to all of the winners of the Christmas Challenge and thank you to all who participated! You make these challenges fun and we love to hear your feedback. Please feel free to email Heidi at heidigarner@pianomarvel to let us know what you think! You can watch the recorded Facebook Live announcement below:
| First Place Individual - iPad | 100 Club | Kimberly R. | 1,617 |
| $50 Amazon Gift Card | 30 Club | Natalie C. | 39 |
| Restaurant Gift Card | 100 Club | Omar N. | 595 |
| Piano Marvel T-Shirt | 100 Club | Asia O. | 267 |
| First Place Studio - iPad | 1000 Club | Lorri D. | 6,301 |
| $100 Amazon gift card | 1000 Club | Anna L. | 1,871 |
Piano Marvel iPhone App Released
Instead of waiting until it was perfected, we decided to release the iPhone app to the app store on December 10th. Thank you so much for your support and patience. We are excited about this release and are even more excited to share it with you!
Would you like to know more and help us get the word out?
#1 Watch the video below, like it, and comment if you would.
#2 Share the video with at least one person.
#3 If you have an iPhone...
Download the app to your iPhone and pass off several Christmas songs. No piano needed, just your phone.
Then if you would, please give us some feedback at [email protected].
You can search for Piano Marvel in the app store or click on the button below to download the app on your iPhone.
Piano Marvel Christmas Challenge Going Strong
Here at Piano Marvel, we are amazed at the number of Golden Tickets you are earning! With 98,764 entries so far, you have definitely broken any previous records, and we couldn't be more excited about how many people are developing their musical abilities. You are sight reading more, and the Spirit of Christmas is abundant in homes around the world. We love Christmas music and are grateful for the positive, uplifting, and peaceful feelings it creates. We can all use a lot more positivity! We are excited to award some fun prizes to our winners at the beginning of January. Prizes are listed below. Good luck to all of you!
Individual Prizes Group Prizes
3 random drawings 1 Random drawing
1. $50 Amazon Gift Card 1. $100 Amazon gift card
2. Restaurant Gift Card 1 Top Studio
3. Piano Marvel T-Shirt 1. iPad
1 First place individual
1. iPad
Congratulations to everyone who participated and to those who won some fun prizes! We gave 2 studio prizes, one for the studio with the most entries and one random drawing for all of the studios that made it into the 100 club. Each studio who made it into the 100 club had one entry into the drawing. For any studio that made the 200 club, they received 2 entries into the drawing as so forth.
We also gave a prize to the top individual and 3 prizes in the random individual drawings. Anyone who gets at least one entry into the challenge gets one entry into the drawing. Those who make the 10 club get another entry, while those who make the 20 club have 3 total entries. This process continues for the 30, 40,50, 100,200, and 300 club. Each entry is placed in a spreadsheet and has its own entry number. Then the winners are selected from all of the entries by a random number picker. Watch the recording of the live announcement of the winners below.
The most valuable prize is the improved sight-reading abilities of each of the participants. We hope you enjoy the Piano Marvel Challenges and that they are highly motivating. Thank you for participating! The Christmas Challenge has begun, so jump in and have fun!
| Prize | Entry # | Club | Name | Songs Perfected |
| $100 Amazon Gift Card - Top Studio | 1 | 1000 Club | Lynda B. | 1,044 |
| $100 Amazon Gift Card - Random Studio Drawing (100 Club+) | 8 | 300 Club | Evelyn B. | 352 |
| $50 Amazon Gift Card - Top Individual | 1 | 100 Club | Jeffrey G. | 313 |
| $50 Amazon Gift Card - Random Drawing Individual | 103 | 40 Club | Luke W. | 45 |
| $25 Amazon Gift Card - Random Drawing Individual | 1178 | Brandon H. | 2 | |
| Customized Piano Marvel T-Shirt - Random Drawing Individual | 262 | 10 Club | Sergey S. | 19 |
Christmas Challenge
Our favorite Challenge of the year is the Christmas Challenge, and we are even more excited this year than we usually are! Why? It's because we have more Christmas music than ever before. We are also inviting our Piano Marvel users, or Piano Marvel Family, as we like to call you, to upload your own compositions to be included in the Christmas Challenge. You can learn how to do that here https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hBfo3pcXOQoSEf3gr5KRn1GAFxzT13BdpHuEwvQXzM/edit?usp=sharing. To learn more information about the Christmas Challenge, watch this video.
You earn entries into our prize drawings as you play Christmas songs and get a 96% score or above and earn Golden Tickets. Watch this video to see how it works.
Here's the list of prizes we are giving out this year:
Individual
3 random drawings
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Restaurant Gift Card
Piano Marvel T-Shirt
1 First place individual
iPad
Group
1 Random drawing (Includes all of the studios, families, or groups linked via a teacher or leader who make the 100 club!)
$100 Amazon gift card
1 Top Studio
iPad
Songwriting Webinar
Songwriting Webinar - Saturday, October 24th at 10:00 AM Mountain Time - Register Today
10-year-old Eliana "Ellie" Arieli composed her first song and shared it with us. She calls it "Halloween Song." We were so impressed we put Eliana’s song into the Piano Marvel Halloween challenge, and now thousands of people will be able to play her song. Kudos to her piano teacher, Julie Liu, as this started out as an assignment she was given to write a song and upload it to Piano Marvel. Click on Ellie's picture below to watch her play "Halloween Song."
For teachers and all music lovers: You are invited to attend this free webinar where we will walk through the process of writing a song and invite you to participate in a songwriting contest designed to give you the skills needed to be a successful songwriter. Teachers will learn ways to incorporate composition in their studios.
Learn to Write Music - Register Today
Winners Announced 2020 Hymns Challenge
Winners have been announced for the 2020 Hymns Challenge! You can view the official announcement on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all who participated! The Halloween Challenge has already begun, so start learning some spooky tunes for more chances to win cool prizes!
Halloween Challege
Join us here at Piano Marvel for our annual Halloween Challange! Earn entries to win prizes like Amazon gift cards, customized Piano Marvel t-shirts, and Skull Candy bluetooth headphones for learning Halloween songs. There will also be prizes for the top Studio and a random drawing for all the studios who earn at least 100 entries as a group. Watch the video below for more details!
2020 Hymns Challenge and New Golden Tickets
Join us for the Piano Marvel Hymns Challenge from September 1st to September 30th! Improve your sight-reading and win prizes!
To earn entries into the drawing, just search "hymns" in the Piano Marvel library and score at least 96% on as many hymns as you can!
Golden Tickets are the newest feature released in Piano Marvel! They will help you know which pieces in the Piano Marvel library will count toward the current challenge, and help you keep track of which pieces you've already perfected. Watch the video below to learn how Golden Tickets work.
Winners of the FJH Staycation Challenge
Congratulations to the winners of the FJH Staycation Challenge! Also thank you to everyone who participated and worked hard to learn songs and earn entries into the prize drawing. You all worked hard and improved in your sight-reading along the way!
The winners are as follows:
1st Drawing- Amazon Dot from FJH: Leanard P.
2nd Drawing- ANKER Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker from FJH: JP L.
3rd Drawing- Customized Piano Marvel t-shirt: Mary C.
4th Drawing- Random Studio Gift Card: Robyn M. and her studio
Top Studio- Ring Light and Phone Stand: Cindy W. and her studio
Watch the live announcement of the winners for the FJH Staycation Challenge below.
Winners of the Patriotic Challenge
Congratulations to the winners of the Patriotic Challenge! Also thank you to everyone who participated and worked hard to learn songs and earn entries into the prize drawing. You all worked hard and improved in your sight-reading along the way!
The winners are as follows:
1st Drawing- VANKYO Bluetooth earbuds: Amanda D.
2nd Drawing- JBL Go2 Bluetooth Speaker: Landon C.
3rd Drawing- Customized Piano Marvel t-shirt: Marylan H.
4th Drawing- Customized Piano Marvel t-shirt: James S.
Top Individual- Daniel E.
Top Studio- Alissa C. and her studio
Watch the YouTube and Instagram TV announcements of the winners for the Patriotic Challenge below.
Piano Teacher Workshop
2020 Private Piano Lesson Online Solutions
Sign up Here https://forms.gle/
July 28-29, 2020 9-11AM (Mountain Time)
Come join hundreds of private piano teachers as they discuss the challenges of online teaching and offer suggestions for overcoming these challenges. Also, learn about Piano Marvel, Zoom, and other technologies that can help make online teaching more fun and effective. Your students will love their lessons and you will be better prepared and confident in your teaching.
Tuesday - July 28, 2020
9:00 AM (Mountain Time)
- 9:00 Welcome and Interactive Whiteboard Discussion
- 9:10 Meet and Greet Peers Breakout Rooms
- 9:25 Interactive Polls - What are your most pressing concerns this fall
- 9:30 Small Group Discussion (3-4)
- 9:40 Medium Group Discussion - Choose a Spokesperson (6-8)
- 9:50 Return and Share Your Groups Concerns by Spokesperson
10:00 AM (Mountain Time)
- 10:00 Sample Online Lesson 1 - Beginning
- 10:10 Sample Online Lesson 2 - Intermediate
- 10:20 Sample Online Lesson 3 - Advanced
- 10:30 Breakout Room Discussion - Effective Online Lessons
- 10:45 Group Discussion - Effective Online Lessons
- Tip and Ideas Sharing From Peers
Wednesday - July 29, 2020
9:00 AM (Mountain Time) Video
- 9:00 Address the Majority Concerns From July 28th’s 9:00 AM Meeting
- 9:10 Implementing New Technology
- 9:35 Keeping Students Engaged Online / Student Motivation
- 9:55 Everybody on Your Feet - Stretch!!!
10:00 AM (Mountain Time)
- 10:00 Video Project Ideas
- 10:30 Doing Recitals
- 10:45 Open Discussion
- 10:50 Adjourning Comments
List of Contacts for Participants - We hope you reach out to your fellow attendees and make lifelong friendships as you collaborate with your peers.
The Best Piano Learning App
New article released! Read about how Piano Marvel helped Michelle Robison, daughter of the app's creator, learn how to play the piano where traditional lessons lacked. Michelle was 11 years old when the first version of Piano Marvel was released and, naturally, when Aaron Garner needed some guinea pigs to try out this new technology- his children filled that role. Learn why traditional methods lacked the ability to motivate and produce productive practice sessions for Michelle while Piano Marvel provided a stimulating environment for learning that helped her progress much more quickly and obtain the seemingly unattainable goal of performing pieces in recitals and YouTube Videos. Read Michelle's article here https://pianomarvel.com/article/the-best-piano-learning-app.
2020 Patriotic Challenge
You heard it right! This is Piano Marvel's very first Patriotich Challenge and it is going great! Learn patriotic songs to play from now until the 4th of July. We have added many patriotic songs to Piano Marvel ranging from early beginner to advanced, many of which are new from FJH Publishing Company. There are some songs from public domain as well, which means that everyone, including those with free accounts can access music to play for this challenge. We have also added many anthems from Countries around the world and will continue to add more. If you have a suggested piece please email us at [email protected]. The prizes will be ear buds, blue tooth speakers, and Piano Marvel Patriotic Challenge t-shirts! Get playing and have fun!
Don't Cancel Your Piano Lessons! Teach Your Students Online!
Aaron Garner, President, and CEO of Piano Marvel is offering free instruction to teachers who want to learn how to conduct effective online lessons for their students during this coronavirus pandemic. Using online video chats and Piano Marvel to continue piano lessons will ensure your students' progress without interrupting your stream of income. To sign up for Aaron's free teacher instruction course click here: https://forms.gle/XQ6pCGiDg1jQbfMK9
Annual Piano Marvel YouTube Competition
The Annual Piano Marvel YouTube Competition could be the perfect thing to get you and your students motivated to practice your favorite songs and record yourself performing them to share with your friends and family! We have differnt age divisions as well as a composition and ensemble division. We are excited to announce our newest addition, the Free Form Division! For this division we are looking for mastered audio and visual along with some creativity. Don't worry we know most of you are amateurs, so have fun with it! This is your chance to record that music video you've only imagined! Adults are also welcome to enter the Free Form Division. There are cash prizes for each division along with an iPad drawing that all entrants will be entered in. The main thing is to have fun and make memories that will be immortalized on YouTube!
If you are a piano teacher or student looking for fun, easy piano songs to play that look impressive you've come to the right place! Check out this article written by Sean Slade, https://pianomarvel.com/article/learn-your-favorite-piano-songs. Another great resouce is our YouTube Channel, The Pianist. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzaqjb92sVoGXx-yC4he0w
What Makes a Great Piano Learning App?
Piano Marvel was born twelve years ago and back then we were the only subscription based software that exsisted for learning to play the piano online. We've come a long way and feel that we still lead the online piano industry with new inovations and features coming out all the time! Piano Marvel also has an ever growing and very large music library for our subscribers to choose their music from. Our Piano Marvel family has grown over the years and we are excited to feature this article written by our Office Manager and Technical Support Specialist, Suzette Moyer! It's titled, "What Makes a Great Piano Learning App?" Read it to learn about many of the features in Piano Marvel that make it the leading Piano Learning app! You can find it here at pianomarvel.com/article/what-makes-a-great-piano-learning-app or go to our articles page by clicking the link at the bottom of this page. Just click on "Articles".
Setting SMART Goals for Piano
It's a new year and a new decade! How can you make 2020 a memorable and significant year in your life? Most of us can admit that there are many areas of our lives that we want to make improvements. Here at Piano Marvel we want to help you achieve your goals relelated to piano. As you set your goals for learning the piano in 2020 make them SMART Goals! Sit down and take a few minutes to make a plan. Make sure that your goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. The founder of Piano Marvel, Aaron Garner, is an avid believer in SMART Goals and he resently published an article on the subject. You can find it here:
pianomarvel.com/article/setting-smart-goals-for-piano
This way of setting goals can help in any are of your life, so start setting your SMART Goals and let's make history this year!
New Music Library for iPad!
We are excited to announce that the new music library design has been added to the Piano Marvel iPad app! Now organizing your sheet music, finding new songs, and keeping track of your progress is easier than ever. You can download the latest version of the Piano iPad app by searching for "Piano Marvel" in the Apple App Store, or visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/piano-marvel-piano-lessons/id1016751878
Special Music Video with Coco Berthmann
We are excited to announce the release of a very special project. Our video team helped produce this moving video starring Coco Berthmann - (Child Trafficking Survivor)
Learn to play Speechless from Disney's Aladdin in the Piano Marvel library.
Please watch and share this video!