"Jerald M. Simon's arrangements are as beautiful as they are musically interesting. I'm sure people are going to love hearing them in church meetings or wherever they are played." - Jon Schmidt
"Jerald Simon's music motivation program is brilliant and should inspire and encourage any piano student to stick with it."
- Paul Cardall, New Age artist, composer, and founder of Stone Angel Music
"We've used the Variations on Mary had a Little Lamb book, and had a lot of fun with that book, and look forward to using others. He relates well to the students, and they find him fun, and very knowledgeable about music of interest to them, as well as ways to enhance the music, and personalize it to their own styles.
- Coila Robinson, Coila's Music Studio, Bountiful, Utah (President of UMTA 2010)
"Jerald’s session on improvisation and composition was an eye opener for my students! Using a wealth of creative techniques, enhancing basic theory with jazz elements...his workshop left my students excited and anxious to get home to their pianos. What more can you want?"
- Geri Gibbs, NCTM (Past President, UMTA, Past Board of Director, MTNA)
Jerald M. Simon is the founder and president of Music Motivation®, a company he began in 2004 to motivate musicians of all ages to learn more about music theory, improvisation, and composition through Theory Therapy™, Innovative Improvisation™, and Creative Composition™. He created musicmotivation.com as a resource for music teachers and music students. He is the author of 13 music books from the Music Motivation® Series including the popular best selling series: "Cool Songs for Cool Kids™ (pre-primer, primer level, and volumes 1, 2, and 3)", and has recorded and produced one CD Album (Hymns of Exaltation). The books from the Music Motivation® Series have been featured in the American Music Teacher (MTNA) 2011 August/September issue, the Clavier Companion (2011 July/August issue), Publisher of the Month through Chesbro Music Co. (national distributor 1.800.243.7276), and various newspapers and media. Jerald presents to MTNA chapters and various music schools, groups, and associations throughout the country doing workshops, music camps, master classes, concerts and firesides to inspire and motivate students and teachers. He is the president of the Davis UMTA (Utah Music Teachers Association) chapter, and the past vice president of the Ogden UMTA chapter. He and his wife Suzanne have a darling daughter named Summer. He is a Music Mentor™ and encourages music students to get motivated by music and to motivate others through music of their own.
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