Mindful Music Exams: Helping Students Thrive Beyond Grades
Graded music exams have a long history, and in the time they have existed - well over a century - they have been staunchly defended as much as they have…
Puppet Theatre (Jakub Metelka) | Piano Sheet Music Review
Puppet Theatre is the latest collection from composer Jakub Metelka, and contains 20 miniatures for solo piano. Following his popular previous volumes, also published by Bärenretier, The Secret Garden, Little…
How to Prepare for a Musical Theatre Audition: A Student’s Guide
A musical theatre audition can be pretty daunting. Not only is there the performance aspect, and all the nerves which come with that, but they can also be unpredictable. Musical…
My Forest Notebook (Angeline Bell) | Piano Sheet Music Review
My Forest Notebook, a new collection of piano solos by popular composer, Angeline Bell, joins her four previous volumes: My Lyrical Notebook, My Quirky Notebook, My Seaside Notebook and My…
Why Taking Time Off as a Music Teacher Is Essential (Not Optional)
If you're a private music teacher, you might already be thinking about what holiday you'll be taking this summer, and which lessons you might be offering to students during the…
Classical Soul Vol. 1 (Alexis Ffrench) | Piano Sheet Music Review
Alexis Ffrench has been described as ‘pioneering’. From early improvisations on the piano at the age of 4, to scholarships awarded for study at the Purcell School and Royal Academy…
Digital Music Exams: Do Examiners Rewatch Videos?
In the past few years, I've written a number of blog posts about digital music exams, the most recent of which you can read here. When I share these, particularly…
21 ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces for 21 Years
2025 marks 21 years since I first entered a student for an ABRSM graded exam. I say ABRSM because, well, I've never heard of any other exam boards back then.…
Review: The Willis Student Recital Collection
As both piano teachers and players, we can often get stuck in a rut, using the same materials, the same pieces, and the same books and anthologies on repeat. In…
Review: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo (Florence Price)
I write a lot about music aimed at students, at teachers, and the slightly wonkily-defined ‘educational market’, but this book was a beautiful reminder of how much music there is…
Review: The Faber Music Piano Duets Anthology
It's rare, almost unheard of, for me to be sent a book of piano duets to review. Personally, I've always enjoyed playing piano duets, something I did with my own…
Online Music Teaching: What Does the Future Hold?
Five years ago this month, we were all, quite literally, thrown into the world of online music teaching. In some ways, I had a bit of a head start; I'd…
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