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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Review: Belfast Heart (Darren Day)
One of the nice things about being sent things for review, is that you often come across books which you may not otherwise have seen. I get sent a lot…
Review: My Quirky Notebook (Angeline Bell)
I have to confess, I wasn't sure what to expect from My Quirky Notebook, the latest volume of piano music from Angeline Bell. I had so enjoyed reviewing her last…
Review: Peaceful Piano Playlist Revisited
Sometimes a book comes along which I enjoy playing from so much, I forget to actually write the review! Perhaps that is the greatest endorsement? Peaceful Piano Playlist Revisited has…
Review: The Piano Player, British Classics
What better way to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, than with this excellent and varied selection of British Classics, another publication in Faber Music's well-conceived The…