Review: My Lyrical Notebook (Angeline Bell)
Just occasionally, a book comes along which: (a) I look forward to playing as much as I look forward to using it in my teaching; and (b) I know I'll…
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: Countdown to Christmas (Darren Day)
I mentioned in last week's review that the Christmas market is pretty saturated when it comes to piano music. That means that every year, each new publication has to find…
Review: Christmas Reflections (Phillip Keveren)
I'll admit, I was prepared not to like this book. The Christmas piano market is pretty saturated. Last year I shared my top 10 Christmas books for piano, and even…
Review: Landscapes (Alison Matthews)
After all these years of playing and teaching, I still love discovering new music. In Landscapes, Alison Matthews has composed 14 beautiful 'poetic' piano solos which will, I'm sure, stand…
Review: ABRSM More Piano Sight-Reading, Grades 1-8
I suppose you might ask, with some justification I may add, what the point of another set of piano sight-reading books is. ABRSM have always produced a set of eight…
ABRSM Piano Syllabus 2019/20: an overview
I shall preface this overview by saying that I wholeheartedly believe that learning an instrument is not solely about taking exams, and indeed only a small number of my pupils…