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Read more about the article 21 ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces for 21 Years

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.…

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Read more about the article Review: The Willis Student Recital Collection

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…

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Read more about the article Review: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo (Florence Price)

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…

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Read more about the article Review: The Faber Music Piano Duets Anthology

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…

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Read more about the article Online Music Teaching: What Does the Future Hold?

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

Review: My Seaside Notebook (Angeline Bell)

My Seaside Notebook is the fourth in Angeline Bell's piano 'notebook' series published by Editions Musica Ferrum. Hot on the heels of My Lyrical Notebook, My Quirky Notebook, and My…

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Read more about the article Digital Music Exams: A Realistic Performance Experience?

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…

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Read more about the article Review: These Sweet Days (Nancy Litten)

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…

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Read more about the article Review: Graded Piano Anthologies, Grades 5-8 2025-26

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…

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Read more about the article Review: Piano Dreaming (Pam Wedgwood)

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…

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Read more about the article Review: The Musical Notebook

Review: The Musical Notebook

Released just in time for your Christmas list, Edition Peters' The Musical Notebook may be every music-lover's dream. The Musical Notebook is a high quality, hardback A5 notebook, containing 160…

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Read more about the article Concert Review: Birmingham Bach Choir, The Rainbow Comes & Goes (November 2024)

Concert Review: Birmingham Bach Choir, The Rainbow Comes & Goes (November 2024)

In many respects, this concert was never going to be easy, as we and a small, but appreciative audience of other music-lovers battled Storm Bert, the German Market and the…

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