Review: The Piano Player, Wintertide Collection
I'm going to start by saying the presentation of this book is exquisite. As I seem to keep saying, I have a whole shelf section dedicated to Christmas piano music,…
Review: Peaceful Piano Playlist, Christmas
One of several books now published in the Peaceful Piano Playlist series from Faber Music, this Christmas edition includes 24 'festive piano solos for the intermediate player'. They are presented…
Review: Did Someone Say Christmas (Darren Day)
If you're looking for another book of easy carol arrangements for piano to add to your collection, this probably isn't the book you're looking for. Indeed, I've featured many such…
Review: Truth (Alexis Ffrench)
[This post contains affiliate links] Someone once described Alexis Ffrench to me as "a bit more upmarket than Einaudi". I think this is pretty unkind to both composers. There are…
12 Quick-to-Learn Christmas Choral Ideas
When I was directing a church choir, I'd like to think I was pretty organised. By December, I'd have decided what we were singing in the Christmas carol service. That…
Review: ABRSM Pop Performer
There are literally thousands of books available for piano of arrangements of pop songs. Some are inevitably more successful than others. The art of arranging a pop song, many of…
8 Simple Ways You Can Support Composers
Recently, I've become conscious of us all needing to support composers and arrangers, particularly after the lack of performances and sheet music sales over the past two years. I'm aware…
Review: Musical Doodles (Paul Harris)
[This post contains affiliate links] Instrumental teachers have long lamented the lack of books and resources for teaching composition. I can understand this, but I also know from experience, that…
Review: Underwater & Cinema (Einaudi)
[This post contains affiliate links] It seems to me that anyone who writes about Einaudi these days is opening themselves to an immediate torrent of social media abuse, simply for…
ABRSM Theory Exams: the End of an Era?
Over the past few years, a number of changes have been made to ABRSM Theory Exams. A syllabus change was quickly followed by the moving of the lower grades online.…
Review: How to Practise Music (Andrew Eales)
How to Practise Music by Andrew Eales is one of the best books related to instrumental teaching and learning I've read for years. It's essential reading for music teachers, students…
A Piece a Week for Piano: from Initial to Grade 8
I was excited to hear earlier this year that Paul Harris has now completed his series for piano, A Piece a Week. There are now eight books in the series…
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