During Morty Manus's tenure as owner and president of Alfred Music Publishing Company, he guided its growth from a small print and pop song catalog to the world's largest educational music publisher. Upon completion of a business degree from City College of New York, Morty joined the company his father had owned since 1928. In 1975, Alfred moved th...

Martha Appleby is an author, clinician, and independent piano teacher whose studio is in Charleston, Illinois.  As a clinician and teacher, she is known for her effective blend of expertise, good humor, and common sense. She has recently returned from Brazil where she was Visiting Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the Federal University in Porto ...