Karen Spurney
Karen Spurney is the brainchild behind Notebusters. Karen has 20+ years of piano teaching experience and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Southern California in piano performance. Karen is also a credentialed California teacher.
Karen created Notebusters as a way to increase her beginning to intermediate students’ sight-reading skills. Her goal was straightforward and timed exercises that encourage self-improvement. She designed exercises for Notebusters to be fun, simple, and quick, so kids of all ages (and attention spans) could benefit.
After years of success using Notebusters with her students, Karen decided to publish the workbook so that other music teachers and parents could benefit from her methods.
Steven Gross
Steven Gross is the co-author of the Notebusters music workbook series. He joined forces with Karen Spurney, a seasoned music teacher and accomplished pianist, to bring her vision of self-motivating music workbooks focused solely on note-reading to fruition.
Steven holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration/Finance from Colorado State University, where he also minored in Economics. In addition to his dedication to promoting musical literacy among aspiring musicians, Steven's professional endeavors involve leadership roles within financial and operational teams for tech companies.
Learn more about how Notebusters improves your ability to read and play sheet music with one-minute note-reading exercises.