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This is called "Piano Keys and Daisies!" There is

This is called "Piano Keys and Daisies!"

There is nothing better than flowers and beautiful music. It's even better when you combine the two together!

Here is my new "Piano Art" I came out with today. For the next few weeks or months, I am going to come out with a new "Piano Art" image every day. I like doing photography on the side for fun - mostly taking pictures of landscapes, sunsets/sunrises, beaches, instruments, etc.. These are photos I have taken and sometimes played around with artistically. Some will be accompanied with motivational thoughts or messages and others won't. I hope you enjoy these! - Here is a link where you can see other photographs I have taken: https://www.redbubble.com/people/jeraldsimon/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent

Each of us has a job to do!

Each of us has a job to do!

I think everyone can learn to Play the Piano! He

I think everyone can learn to Play the Piano!

Here is my new "Piano Art" I came out with today. For the next few weeks or months, I am going to come out with a new "Piano Art" image every day. I like doing photography on the side - taking pictures of landscapes, sunsets/sunrises, instruments, etc.. These are photos I have taken and sometimes played around with artistically. Some will be accompanied with motivational thoughts or messages. I hope you enjoy these!

We all must build our own personal “Fortress of

We all must build our own personal “Fortress of Faith!”

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "I’d

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "I’d Be Delighted!"

I’ve included a sample preview below - listen to the full podcast by visiting your preferred podcast platform.

You can listen on any of your preferred podcast platforms (I've included some of them below). Let me know what you think. I'd love to have you subscribe to my weekly podcast and invite others to do the same. A new podcast is released every Monday. Thanks for listening! https://www.buzzsprout.com/560971/7378516

Here are some links to a few of the different podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-motivation-more-positivity-podcast-jerald-simon/id1483510161

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=473687&refid=stpr

iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-music-motivation-and-more-51760101/

It's also available on Spotify and all other podcast platforms. Thanks for listening! - Jerald Simon - Music, Motivation, and More - the Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon

Here is a preview (click on the links above to listen to the entire podcast):

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "Obstac

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "Obstacles are Opportunities!"

You can listen on any of your preferred podcast platforms (I've included some of them below). Let me know what you think. I'd love to have you subscribe to my weekly podcast and invite others to do the same. A new podcast is released every Monday. Thanks for listening! https://www.buzzsprout.com/560971/7263043

Here are some links to a few of the different podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-motivation-more-positivity-podcast-jerald-simon/id1483510161

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=473687&refid=stpr

iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-music-motivation-and-more-51760101/

It's also available on Spotify, Amazon, and all other podcast platforms. Thanks for listening! - Jerald Simon - Music, Motivation, and More - the Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon

Here is a preview (click on the links above to listen to the entire podcast):

Look to the “Infinite Light.”

Look to the “Infinite Light.”

We just hit the #1 New Release status in Jazz Musi

We just hit the #1 New Release status in Jazz Music books on Amazon! Thank you all so much!

I want to thank all the piano teachers who are rev

I want to thank all the piano teachers who are reviewing my new book, “Essential Jazz Piano Exercises Every Piano Player Should Know.”

I initially asked for around 100 piano teachers and we currently have 500 piano teachers world-wide who are reviewing this new book! Thank you all so much! We don’t need any more reviewers, but I wanted to thank everyone for their help.

The book officially went live on Amazon on January 1st, 2021, and as of today, January 6th, 2021, the book is the number 2 new release on Amazon in the music exercises category, and the number 4 new release on Amazon in the jazz music (books) category. Thank you all again for your help in reviewing my new book. It looks like we might hit the #1 new release in both of these categories in a few days. Thank you!

I have finished my new book, Essential Jazz Piano

I have finished my new book, Essential Jazz Piano Exercises Every Piano Player Should Know. You can learn more about this book on my website at this link (the most recent blog post): https://musicmotivation.com/essential-jazz-piano-exercises-every-piano-player-should-know/ - The paperback book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Get my new book - Essential Jazz Piano Exercises!

Get my new book - Essential Jazz Piano Exercises! If you are a member of the Essential Piano Exercises Course, you can download the PDF within the course. Video lessons will soon be added within the course for members.

I want to thank over 500 piano teachers worldwide who are currently reviewing this new book. I appreciate your help in reviewing this book and am excited for you and your students to begin using this new book. - https://mailchi.mp/musicmotivation/get-my-new-book-essential-jazz-piano-exercises

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "A New

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "A New Year - A New You!"

You can listen on any of your preferred podcast platforms (I've included some of them below). Let me know what you think. I'd love to have you subscribe to my weekly podcast and invite others to do the same. A new podcast is released every Monday. Thanks for listening! https://www.buzzsprout.com/560971/7132864

Here are some links to a few of the different podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-motivation-more-positivity-podcast-jerald-simon/id1483510161

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=473687&refid=stpr

iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-music-motivation-and-more-51760101/

It's also available on Spotify and all other podcast platforms. Thanks for listening! - Jerald Simon - Music, Motivation, and More - the Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon

Last Day for our Special Sale! When you purchase m

Last Day for our Special Sale! When you purchase my Essential Piano Exercises Course, you will get all of my books as PDF downloads (27 music books plus my poetry and self help books). You can also purchase all of my COOL SONGS with accompaniment MP3 minus tracks and video lessons for $1.00 after purchasing the Essential Piano Exercises Course (regularly $49.95). Piano teachers can add $1.95 for a studio license as well (regularly $199.95) - Sale ends at midnight tonight!

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "How to

Listen to my new podcast I uploaded today: "How to Unite a Divided World"

You can listen on any of your preferred podcast platforms (I've included some of them below). Let me know what you think. I'd love to have you subscribe to my weekly podcast and invite others to do the same. A new podcast is released every Monday. Thanks for listening! https://www.buzzsprout.com/560971/6298819

Here are some links to a few of the different podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-motivation-more-positivity-podcast-jerald-simon/id1483510161

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=473687&refid=stpr

iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-music-motivation-and-more-51760101/

It's also available on Spotify and all other podcast platforms. Thanks for listening! - Jerald Simon - Music, Motivation, and More - the Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon

FREE daily piano lessons - Monday - Friday - Watch

FREE daily piano lessons - Monday - Friday - Watch live piano lessons at 10:00 a.m. on my YouTube channel (youtube.com/jeraldsimon) - Share with family and friends who love to play the piano!

Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to my You

Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to my YouTube channel. We surpassed 5,000 subscribers and within a day of doing so also surpassed 5,050. I appreciate everyone’s support! Thanks again!

INSIDER INFORMATION about my book: “100 Left Han

INSIDER INFORMATION about my book: “100 Left Hand Patterns Every Piano Player Should Know” - I finished this book almost 4 years before ever releasing it because it took me 4 years to play all 100 of the songs from the fake book section in this book 100 different ways using the 100 left hand patterns I teach in this book. I encourage all piano students who use this book to play all 100 of the songs from the fake book section in this book 100 different ways in all key signatures. It’s a challenge but is so worth it and when students try this, their piano playing increases exponentially in leaps and bounds. I ask the students in my Essential Piano Exercises course to do the same thing and those who do it, progress faster than other students within the course (you can learn more about my course at essentialpianoexercises.com). Another bit of insider information - this book is also my best-selling book right now and it’s interesting to hear feedback from those who use it. Some say it’s so difficult and pushes the students to really learn all keys but they enjoy the challenge and see their piano playing dramatically improve. Others have said it’s too easy and is such a simple book that they played through it in a few weeks (I think they were referring to playing the 100 songs from the fake book which is entirely in the key of C Major and, as all fake books and lead sheets do, only has one note for the right hand melody with the chord written above each measure (it’s a fake book after all). Whenever I hear someone say the book was not challenging for them because they are an “advanced piano player” and quickly played through this book, I ask them if they played every song 100 different ways and in all keys as the book suggests. They always say no. I then often ask if they at least played one of the songs from the 100 songs in the fake book section 100 different ways and in every key signature. They always say no. Then they usually tell me there is no way they could ever do that and ask me if I know how long that would take. I tell them I do because I did that and I only ask piano students to do what I personally am willing to do myself. It’s a great challenge!

I am excited to announce that my second poetry boo

I am excited to announce that my second poetry book, "Poetry that Motivates," is officially finished!

I can't wait to share this book with everyone and can't wait to have you read these motivational poems I have written over the past few years.

The official book launch date for this book is November 24th, but right now I am giving away 1,000 PDF copies of my new book to family and friends in exchange for a review/testimonial from everyone that I can share on my website and have you share on Amazon as well.

If you would like to receive a FREE PDF review copy of my new poetry book, please visit this link and enter your email: https://www.poetrythatmotivates.com - You will receive an automatic email with the PDF download for this book and my first poetry book, "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry). Between these two poetry books, there are, I believe, 375 motivational/inspirational poems I have written.

If you have any family or friends who are looking for a poetic pick-me up, please share this link with them. I'd love to have you share this post with family and friends anyway to help me spread the word about my new poetry book.

Thank you for being willing to review my new book of motivational poems.

Here is a poem from the book:

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Here is one of the poems from my new book, "Poetry that Motivates":

Befriend the Failure you Fear by Jerald Simon
Copyright © 2020 by Music Motivation® All Rights Reserved

Do not fear failure.
Befriend the failure you fear.
Failure can become a dear friend if you let it.
But most fear failure, and eventually regret it.

Failure is not a folly fool,
to be avoided, and dreaded, and cursed.
It is a gift we have been given so we might improve
the performance we’ve daily rehearsed.

Each step backwards is a friendly failure,
not a foe to be beaten and bruised.
For with each failure we learn something new,
though most feel discarded and used.

Do not let failure frighten you,
face it with faith and might.
Encourage it, and learn from it,
for each failure can bring you new light.

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I want to thank everyone who has subscribed to my

I want to thank everyone who has subscribed to my YouTube channel (YouTube.com/jeraldsimon). We just surpassed 4,800 subscribers! We’ll be coming up to 5,000 subscribers very soon! Thanks for watching my videos!

My new book, Poetry that Motivates, will come out

My new book, Poetry that Motivates, will come out in November of this year. On Monday I will share a link where family and friends can download a PDF review copy in exchange for their testimonial and review of the book on Amazon. I would love to have you review my new poetry book before the official book launch in November. Let me know if you’d like to receive the PDF for review purposes. Thanks - Jerald

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