TC Biggs

**TC Biggs** is Joshua's piano teacher at Royalton Music Center in North Royalton, Ohio. He also composes music, many of which Joshua has worked on in piano lessons.

## Information on the person

Terance Carl Biggs, better known as TC Biggs or simply TC, was born on April 30, 1970 in Lodi, Ohio. His love for music began at age 5, when he would play songs he learned at school on the piano. He graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1988 and studied piano performance at Kent State University in 1992 and 1993. In 1997, he began giving piano lessons at his home studio in Medina, and has additionally taught at Royalton Music Center since 2014. For over 20 years, he has worked with dozens of students of all ages and has been unanimously praised by parents and teachers. TC has published *Pieces of Everything* and *Pieces of Everything Skeleton Versions*, piano books containing originally composed pieces for beginner and intermediate levels. He also posts videos of himself playing piano on YouTube. His channel can be found here.

Outside of music, TC is a very passionate Christian. He is a member of Impact Toastmasters Club 9124, a group in Solon, Ohio that meets to develop and practice public speaking and leadership abilities. He enjoys writing and taking photos of nature.

## Pieces

#### 2016:

* Butterflies (short)
* Popcorn (short)
* *Untitled C Major*
* *Untitled C Major 2*
* Playin' in the Rain
* *Untitled C Major 3*
* First March
* *Untitled C Major 4*
* *Untitled C Major 5*
* Gentle Breezes
* *Untitled C Major 6*
* *Untitled G Major*
* *Untitled C Major 7*
* *Untitled C Major 8*
* Popcorn
* Blue Sky
* Finger Painting
* Wake Up Call (short)
* Toccatina
* Pyramids
* Lazy Day
* *Untitled C Major 9*
* Butterflies
* Two By Two
* *Untitled C Major 10*
* *Untitled D Minor*
* *Untitled E Minor*
* *Untitled D Minor 2*
* *Untitled A Minor*
* *Untitled C Major 11*
* The Carousel

#### 2017:

* Fish Bowl
* Fuguette
* Wake Up Call
* *Untitled C Major 12*
* Falling Asleep
* Strolling Along
* The Chase
* Spike
* Prelude in G Major
* Daydreaming
* *Untitled D♭ Major*

#### 2018:

* *Untitled C Major 13*
* *Untitled C Minor*
* *Untitled C Minor 2*

#### 2020:

* Short No. 7
* Short No. 16
* Short No. 12
* Short No. 21
* 3 Note Piece in C Major
* 3 Note Piece in A Natural Minor
* Short No. 15
* Fish Bowl no. 2
* Mixolydian Dance
* Duet for Piano in D Major (Primo)
* Duet for Piano in D Major (Secondo)

#### 2021:

* Piano Duet in D Major (Full score)
* Etude in G Minor

#### 2022:

##### *Composed:*

* Swinging
* Short No. 1
* Short No. 2

##### *Arranged:*

* Amazing Grace
* Carol of the Bells

#### 2023:

* Short No. 3
* Short No. 4
* Short No. 5
* Short No. 6

## Trivia

* He played the trumpet in high school.
* As his students work on a piece, he writes the letters of the word "pass" on their music.
* He has a very humorous personality, which he often shows during lessons.
* His favorite animal is a giraffe.
* For the first 2 years of lessons, Joshua didn't know what TC's initials stood for.
	+ Joshua's pet lizard is named Terance, after TC.
* He is allergic to mushrooms.
* He loves to poke fun at funny sounding names and use wordplay.
	+ There are running gags where he points out how Czerny's name sounds like "chair knee" and when he says Burgmüller's name in a grumbly voice.
* He once had a job as a waiter.
* He won first place in an improv topic speaking contest.
* 2019 is the only year to not start a piece by him.