Piano Press Studio Information

Piano Press is based in Del Mar, CA, publishing fun and interesting materials for music teachers and students. With over twenty-three years of teaching experience, and the combined expertise of many qualified educators, songwriters, musicians, authors, poets, graphic artists, producers, and engineers, our mission is to provide materials for both the private music studio and the music classroom. To view our online catalog, click on the "Songbooks & CDs" tab above. Click here for writer's guidelines or contest entry forms or click on the appropriate link in the purple navigation bar above. Our annual writing contest has encouraged poets, authors, and songwriters to write on music-related topics as well as come forward with music-related works they have written. Our anthology, The Art of Music - A Collection of Writings, gives writers a chance to share their music-related pieces and experience those written by others. The anthology has been used in university-level poetry courses and can be found in libraries and bookstores as well as museum and performing art center gift shops. Our songbooks and CDs feature original songs and piano pieces by acclaimed songwriters and composers. Intended both for instructional purposes and for entertainment, the songs and compositions we publish serve as supplementary teaching pieces and can be used to accompany any method. We create "pedagogically sound" piano arrangements that work well for instructional purposes. Our lesson studio has provided both private and group lessons since 1984, in music store studios, private homes, and public and private school classrooms. Our students have ranged from the very beginner (3-4 years) to the senior citizen, from the hobbyist to the professional recording artist. With a long list of alumni, we have seen our students successfully perform in recitals, talent shows, festivals and competitions, audition for and receive parts in musical theatre and opera productions, become college music majors, and pursue professional recording careers. We ...