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Read more about the article Online Music Exams: Our Experiences So Far

Online Music Exams: Our Experiences So Far

A year ago, only LCM offered any kind of online music exams, and that was their Performance Awards. These consisted of a video submission of the candidate's performance which was…

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Read more about the article Review: Piano Star Skills Builder

Review: Piano Star Skills Builder

As some of you will have seen, I have previously reviewed a number of ABRSM's Piano Star series, including Piano Star Theory. The latest addition to the series is a…

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Read more about the article Review: RSL Classical Piano Syllabus 2020

Review: RSL Classical Piano Syllabus 2020

Best known for the Rockschool assessments, and now in its 30th year, RSL have recently introduced a brand new Classical Piano Syllabus which I feel pretty sure is going to…

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Read more about the article My Top 10 Blog Posts in 2020

My Top 10 Blog Posts in 2020

It's always good at the end of another calendar year (and what a whirlwind year it's been) to look back see which blog posts were the most popular. These so…

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Read more about the article My Top 10 Christmas Books for Piano

My Top 10 Christmas Books for Piano

It'll come as no surprise to you that I have two shelves of Christmas carol books and another whole shelf dedicated to Christmas books for piano. Then there's all the…

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Read more about the article 4 Things I’ve Learnt Teaching Online

4 Things I’ve Learnt Teaching Online

It's been about eight months since the majority of us began teaching online lessons. Whilst some experienced a brief return to face-to-face teaching, the majority are now back online. It's…

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Read more about the article Review: ABRSM Discovering Music Theory

Review: ABRSM Discovering Music Theory

I should preface this post by saying this is not a review of the online theory exam or the changes to the ABRSM Theory Syllabus that were necessary in order…

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Read more about the article Annabel Lee Replies: music, art and poetry with a touch of mauve

Annabel Lee Replies: music, art and poetry with a touch of mauve

Do you remember train travel and hanging around in railway stations? Back in 2018, Ruth and Nic Carlyle were eating cheese scones at Birmingham New Street railway station when they…

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Read more about the article Review: Trinity Piano Syllabus 2021-23

Review: Trinity Piano Syllabus 2021-23

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…

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Read more about the article Review: Night for Piano Solo (Ola Gjeilo)

Review: Night for Piano Solo (Ola Gjeilo)

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…

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Read more about the article Online Music Lessons: Who’d Have Thought It?

Online Music Lessons: Who’d Have Thought It?

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.…

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Read more about the article Review: Get Set! Piano – My First Piano Book

Review: Get Set! Piano – My First Piano Book

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…

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