It can be hard to get piano students to practice during the summer months. It can be REALLY hard to get teen piano students to practice during the summer months; their busy social calendars do not generally prioritize hitting the keys.
And this can be dangerous. Teens who step away from the piano for too long are very likely to quit piano lessons.
Fortunately, today we’re showcasing a resource that is so motivating for teens that they will toss their social calendars aside as they get lost in the music!
The Chopin Sessions – A Classical Pop Crossover
The Chopin Sessions is the third book in our classical pop crossover series that is taking the teenage piano world by storm. Teachers can’t say enough good things about the previous two books, The Amadeus Anthems and The Beethoven Sessions, and they are already in love with The Chopin Sessions.
“I LOVE the new Chopin Sessions!!!!!! Played them last night when I finally got some time to myself. Beautifully done and my husband listened from upstairs and commented how well-composed and lovely they are! Thank you, thank you, thank you again! I love the Mozart and Beethoven compositions, too. They are all gems! My students adore them!”
“Two weeks ago, I introduced your Beethoven “Moonlight Session” to a 14 yr old boy student (who has been slacking a bit lately)—he went after it! It was literally all he practiced last week, which was totally fine with me right now. Nice to have a “cool” piece to end the year with.”
The Chopin Sessions features seven pop piano pieces inspired by the music of Chopin. It’s a unique blend of the pop sounds your teen students love and the classical melodies you wish they would recognize.
And teachers love them too! We hear from piano teachers all the time who sit down with these pieces themselves and take some time to simply enjoy playing the piano… something I bet that we all wish we could do just a little more often!
How To Get The Chopin Sessions
If you click on the image below you’ll be able to preview three of the seven pieces from Teach Piano Today’s PianoBookClub Book of the Month for May… and then if you scroll a little further down we have a couple more recordings you can listen to as well!
If you like what you see and hear (and love the idea of receiving inspiring music each and every month), become a member of Teach Piano Today’s PianoBookClub for just $8 monthly and we’ll start you off with The Chopin Sessions – A Classical Pop Crossover. Note: This book is only available until May 31, 2018.
Listen To More Music From The Chopin Sessions
Did you enjoy the preview of The Chopin Sessions? Check out TeachPianoToday’s PianoBookClub to get started on building a dream library of studio-licensed supplementary repertoire for just $8 a month. Note: The Chopin Sessions is only available until May 31st and then it’s gone!
Kelsey says
May 10, 2018 at 9:36 amOk, I am SO excited for this month’s book!! Chopin is my all-time fave. And the previews sound beautiful. Awesome job, guys!
Andrea says
May 10, 2018 at 9:41 amHi Kelsey! So glad you are excited about the book – we had a lot of fun creating this one 🙂 Enjoy and thanks so much for your kind words – they mean a lot to us!
Stephani says
May 10, 2018 at 10:31 amThis is great! Due to life circumstances changing, I’m not teaching piano lessons now or for the immediate future (moved to a new state, I have a toddler, my husband’s job requires him more evenings…) but I absolutely love the Beethoven and Mozart ones, and I plan to keep collecting this series for myself! They’re a personal favorite of mine! I play through the books often. Thanks for music that’s enjoyable for teachers to play too!
Andrea says
May 14, 2018 at 11:20 amI’m honoured that you like to play them yourself, Stephanie – that’s the ultimate compliment 🙂
Sara says
May 10, 2018 at 10:51 amI don’t know why I was holding back on joining. Just downloaded the Chopin series and I am SO EXCITED to have this on hand for my teen students! Thanks for this and really, all of your hard work that you do. You guys are amazing and I am so glad to have found (and now joined) you!
Andrea says
May 14, 2018 at 11:19 amHi Sara – so glad that you’re excited about the music! 🙂 Welcome to PianoBookClub! We can’t wait to send you all kinds of exciting music 🙂
Carla says
May 10, 2018 at 11:20 amI just played through the sample pages of ‘The Chopin Sessions” and really enjoyed the music! This would be perfect for two of my high school students. If I join the book club, will it be possible to purchase music from past months? I am particularly interested in the “Beethoven Sessions”. Thank you for all the great resources you provide.
Andrea says
May 10, 2018 at 12:32 pmHi Carla – So glad you enjoyed the music! Yes, continuing members of PianoBookClub do have access to past books. The Beethoven Sessions is actually available right now as a hardcopy book on Amazon (you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718608616
Kari says
May 15, 2018 at 12:48 pmCan I get the Beethoven Sessions in downloadable format? I would rather like to have a copy that I can easily put in plastic sleeves and into a 3-ring binder.
Andrea says
May 16, 2018 at 10:20 pmHi Kari – it’s only available right now on Amazon (in hardcopy) sorry about that!
Carol R Pierce says
May 10, 2018 at 1:21 pmLove all from “The Chopin Sessions”…….especially ‘the solitary session’…… are all of these songs on this sound cloud available in one book by chance?
Andrea says
May 14, 2018 at 11:19 amHi Carol – yes, all of the pieces we shared in this post are available in The Chopin Sessions book (there are 7 in the book) for the $8. The Beethoven Sessions and Amadeus Sessions that you’ll see on our soundcloud are two other books in this series that you can find in hardcopy on Amazon.
Lohnay says
May 10, 2018 at 9:46 pmCan’t wait to get The Chopin Sessions. I love the Beethoven Sessions. You’re talent is amazing!
Andrea says
May 11, 2018 at 8:30 amThank you, Lohnay! So glad you’re loving the music 🙂 Thanks for your kind words!
Vikki says
May 11, 2018 at 2:05 pmLove these recordings so much. I have a student that these would be perfect for – will definitely be subscribing!
Andrea says
May 14, 2018 at 11:17 amWe can’t wait to send you all kinds of exciting music, Vikki! 🙂
Laura Cook says
May 15, 2018 at 1:09 pmI love the music you put out for the teens. My recital is this Saturday and about half of my students are doing songs from the Piano Book Club. I think my favorite so far has been The Beethoven Sessions. Thank you!
Andrea says
May 16, 2018 at 10:20 pmHi Laura – I’m so honoured that our music is such a big part of your recital! Best of luck! If you loved Beethoven Sessions then I’m sure you’ll love the Chopin Sessions 🙂
Debbie says
May 17, 2018 at 3:57 pmI am a member and would love a copy of Chopin sessions but can’t figure out how to get it! I paid this month does that count?
Andrea says
May 21, 2018 at 1:10 pmHi Debbie – your delivery date is the 26th of every month so this book will arrive in your inbox on May 26th 🙂
Lori Wymore says
June 6, 2018 at 7:31 amHello Friends, What skill level are the three composer books that you all have been talking about here? Also, what skill level are most of the book club books at? Thank you so much!
Andrea says
June 6, 2018 at 11:30 amHi Lori – the three books that people are talking about are The Amadeus Anthems, The Beethoven Sessions and The Chopin Sessions – they are a set of three pop/classical collections of teen music inspired by the classical themes of each composer, but with a modern twist to incorporate the sounds your teens love. They are all available in hardcopy on Amazon at the links below with flip-through and sound samples to check out. They are intermediate level with The Amadeus Anthems being the easiest and then Beethoven and then Chopin.
The Amadeus Anthems: https://www.teachpianotoday.com/books/the-amadeus-anthems-classical-pop-piano-solos/
The Beethoven Sessions: https://www.teachpianotoday.com/books/the-beethoven-sessions-classical-pop-piano-solos-copy/
The Chopin Sessions: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1720751153