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Whether you have journeyed here in search of a teacher, mentor, piano accompanist, composer, arranger, writer, or researcher, it’s a joy to welcome you to the David Barton Music website.
My mission is to create and facilitate an environment where you have the opportunity to grow, and to experience all that music offers, no matter where you are on that journey, and no matter how you engage with music.

Catalogue of Compositions & Arrangements
A large catalogue of works is available representing over 100 of my published pieces. Works are available for voice, choir, organ, piano, woodwind and chamber ensemble. Full details, including sheet music and audio samples are available where possible.

Flute, Piano & Singing Lessons
Here in Lichfield, Staffordshire, I offer a range of simple and flexible options to help students learn, all of which centre around creativity and imagination. Lessons can provide a gateway to a whole range of musical experiences, hours of enjoyment, and a lifetime’s fulfilment.
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Piano Accompanist

Composer & Arranger

Freelance Writer & Researcher
Latest Blog Posts & Reviews
Digital Music Exams: A Realistic Performance Experience?
Over the past five years, digital music exams have continued to evolve, gain traction and grow in popularity, not just with students, but with teachers, parents and schools. As I’ve written previously, they are here to stay.…
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Review: These Sweet Days (Nancy Litten)
As I played through these pieces, I breathed a happy sigh. We all need a reminder – teachers and students – that sometimes, we can find such enjoyment and pleasure in simply sitting down to play. As…
Review: Graded Piano Anthologies, Grades 5-8 2025-26
I’m always a little wary of published books whose focus is primarily on repertoire for music exams. Exams don’t feature hugely in my teaching, and there are still many teachers around who believe that the exam syllabus…
READ MORE Review: Graded Piano Anthologies, Grades 5-8 2025-26
Review: Piano Dreaming (Pam Wedgwood)
Piano Dreaming is a brand new publication from one of the world’s most popular composers for the educational market, Pam Wedgwood. Earlier this year, Pam won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Art of Piano…
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