It's tempting to start with a trip down memory lane, but suffice to say, after nearly 20 years of teaching privately, the way we communicate with our students and their…
Trinity launched its new Piano Syllabus for 2021-23 on 4th August. The syllabus contains 'more repertoire than ever before' including a selection of pieces from their Young Composer's Competition. As…
Primarily known as a composer of choral music, Noway-born Ola Gjeilo released his third album of solo piano pieces, Night, in 2020. Now living in the US, the album contains…
Over the past five months, both teachers and students have necessarily made the transition to online music lessons. I think we can all agree it’s been a huge learning curve.…
Karen Marshall must be one of the few people who has inspired as many teachers as she has students. It is always a pleasure to review her publications because they…
Alongside my review of the new repertoire selections for the 2021/22 ABRSM Piano Syllabus, the Board have also published a number of other new publications. In this blog post, I…
In addition to a refreshed and more varied repertoire selection, 2021 will see a number of changes to the ABRSM Piano syllabus, including: A new Initial Grade providing a more…
As you can imagine, when potential candidates enquire about my online mentoring programme for teaching diplomas, they have a lot of questions on their mind. One of the most frequently…
Beginner piano lessons with a student of any age can be pivotal. They can be 'make or break', so it's no wonder they can make us piano teachers so nervous.…
It’s easy amidst the hustle and bustle of the online world, to feel that as teachers, we're not keeping up. There’s an almost limitless number of things we could teach…
This post was written before the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic took hold; however, I hope it will be useful for a time in the future when we are, once again, able…
If you're just starting to think about working towards the DipABRSM in Teaching, one of the first things you're likely to consider is the written submission. The written submission comprises…