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Read more about the article Review: The Joy of Graded Piano, Grades 1-5

Review: The Joy of Graded Piano, Grades 1-5

If you've had any experience of learning, playing or teaching the piano, you can't failed to have missed the extensive series of books, 'The Joy of...'. Some 50 volumes have…

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Read more about the article Review: Naoko Ikeda, The Graded Collection

Review: Naoko Ikeda, The Graded Collection

Teachers, and occasionally students, can sometimes be a little cautious when it comes to collections of music by only one composer. We think of anthologies and compilations containing works by…

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Read more about the article The Art of Piano Education Awards

The Art of Piano Education Awards

As some of you may have already seen on social media, Elena Cobb, founder of the EVC Music and the Star Prize Festival at the Royal Albert Hall, has announced…

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Read more about the article Review: My Garden Notebook (Angeline Bell)

Review: My Garden Notebook (Angeline Bell)

Sometimes a book drops into my review pile, and I wonder how on earth I'm going to write a whole page about it, not because it's so bad, but because…

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Read more about the article Review: Piano Postcards (Nancy Litten)

Review: Piano Postcards (Nancy Litten)

Nancy Litten's Piano Postcards, subtitled '12 Recital Piano Works Inspired by Travel', is an imaginative collection of diverse pieces reflecting the diversity of the people and places around the world…

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Read more about the article Review: The Piano Player, Christmas Time

Review: The Piano Player, Christmas Time

If you've read some of my previous reviews of books in The Piano Player series (Wintertide and British Classics), you'll know that I like the covers almost more than the…

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Read more about the article Be a Voice of Hope: Celebrating David’s 40th Birthday

Be a Voice of Hope: Celebrating David’s 40th Birthday

I'd been thinking for a long time about how to mark my 40th Birthday (5.12.23), and I'm delighted to share with you on this page about a musical and charity…

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Read more about the article Review: The Pam Wedgwood Christmas Collection

Review: The Pam Wedgwood Christmas Collection

Brand new for 2023, The Pam Wedgwood Christmas Collection is a real celebration, not just of the festive season, but of the many popular books Pam has published over several…

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Read more about the article Review: The Harry Potter Piano Anthology

Review: The Harry Potter Piano Anthology

Sometimes a book drops through the letterbox, and when I open the envelope, I just know that this is going to be a book which remains on my shelves forever.…

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Read more about the article Review: Piano Grades are Go! Initial to Grade 3 (Victoria Proudler)

Review: Piano Grades are Go! Initial to Grade 3 (Victoria Proudler)

Over the years, we've tended, as teachers, to pigeonhole books into certain categories. There are books of pieces (the 'repertoire'), books of exercises (studies or etudes), and tutor books (which…

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Read more about the article Online and Digital Exams: Time to Face the Music?

Online and Digital Exams: Time to Face the Music?

A few years ago, we’d have scoffed at the idea that online and digital music exams would be commonplace, and the idea that in the future, music exams would become…

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Read more about the article Review: Piano Music by Women Composers, Books 1 & 2

Review: Piano Music by Women Composers, Books 1 & 2

As awareness has increased in recent years, there have been a growing number of volumes of piano music by women composers published. A while back, I explored Her Story, compiled…

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