Chrissy Ricker, NCTM, is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. Chrissy holds a Master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy and has been teaching piano for 23 years. Chrissy specializes in creating exciting original music and arrangements for pianists of all ages and skill levels. She has published over 30 collections of piano solo and duet music for students, and her piano music is featured regularly on the contest lists of teaching associations across the United States and Canada. A prolific arranger, Chrissy has also arranged hundreds of pop, classical, video game, and anime titles and is a Signature Artist for the digital music retailer Musicnotes. You can learn more about Chrissy at her website, chrissyricker.com.
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“When I got to about middle school age, I remember having a conversation with my mom and saying, ‘I feel like there is so much going on, but please don’t let me quit piano.'”
Chrissy Ricker
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
See Chrissy’s music arrangements at MusicNotes.com.
See Chrissy’s original music at PianoPronto.com.
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