As awareness has increased in recent years, there have been a growing number of volumes of piano music by women composers published. A while back, I explored Her Story, compiled…

As I've written before, I get quite a number of books sent to me for review. For many, as much as I value and enjoy their concept and content, I…

Keybop is a collection of 11 jazzy piano solos by Jason Sifford, available in two volumes for mid- to late-elementary and early intermediate levels. Jason Sifford is a freelance pianist…

[This post contains affiliate links] I have to confess that the name Õlafur Arnalds is new to me. But, even at the age of just 36, he has already released…

[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…

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…

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…

[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…

[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…

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…