Praise for Nocturnal Creatures:

“…inspires imagery and technical refinement in the elementary piano student…it should be effortless to converse with a student about the character of each piece to pique the student’s musical expression…These pieces would make appealing recital repertoire or even supplemental pieces for study to expand a student’s technical vocabulary and musical skill set. I think students would love creating their own stories as they play these fun selections and are transported to an imaginative night-time adventure filled with animals and insects!”

— Rebecca Bellelo, American Music Teacher, February 2022

“There is a demand for original piano repertoire at early levels that is filled with artistic opportunities and imagery…These exciting, ‘easy-sounds-hard’ pieces are filled with pizazz, and have been carefully crafted to help develop security in note reading and technical skills in the early elementary student…Brava to Jyoti for creating this rousing collection of imaginative vignettes for the elementary-level student.”

— Gail Lew, CAPMT Connect, Fall 2022

Praise for Next to You and Birthday Buddies:

“Students enjoy playing piano music with their friends, and these two charming collections are a great addition to the pedagogical repertoire for four hands at one piano. They can be performed by two persons of equal ability, as well as by parent and student, or teacher and student. Both sets are mixtures of elementary and late-elementary pieces; the composer takes advantage of the duet format to expand both the range and the chord vocabulary without sacrificing ease of performance.”

— Meg Gray, Piano Magazine, Summer 2024