Willis Music.
Founded 1899 in Cincinnati. The home of John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano — the red-yellow-and-blue books that taught the second half of the 20th century to play. William Gillock's pedagogy. The American piano-teacher catalogue.
John Thompson
method.
John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano — the five red books, the supplementary Easiest Piano Course, the Teaching Little Fingers to Play primer — is the most-printed piano method in American history. Willis has been its publisher since the 1940s.
William Gillock's pedagogic compositions — Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style, Accent on Solos, New Orleans Jazz Styles — are a second pillar. Willis also carries Eric Baumgartner, Carolyn Miller, Carolyn C. Setliff, and the working American piano-pedagogy roster.
John Thompson. The piano-teacher catalogue.Willis Music · since 1899
Method, etude,
repertoire, recital.
Piano method (Thompson, Gillock); supplementary teaching repertoire; original recital and performance pieces; technical study; jazz styles for the studio.
Acquired by Music Sales, now in the Hal Leonard distribution network.
