Bluey: First Ever Piano Book | Piano Sheet Music Review
This post is part of my Quick Takes series - short, focused reviews that highlight key publications for teachers and players. I confess, Bluey has passed me by, though my…
ABRSM Jazz Piano Solo Pieces Grades 6–8 (from 2026) | Piano Sheet Music Review
This post is part of my Quick Takes series - short, focused reviews that highlight key publications for teachers and players. At the beginning of September 2025, ABRSM announced that…
Puppet Theatre (Jakub Metelka) | Piano Sheet Music Review
Puppet Theatre is the latest collection from composer Jakub Metelka, and contains 20 miniatures for solo piano. Following his popular previous volumes, also published by Bärenretier, The Secret Garden, Little…
My Forest Notebook (Angeline Bell) | Piano Sheet Music Review
My Forest Notebook, a new collection of piano solos by popular composer, Angeline Bell, joins her four previous volumes: My Lyrical Notebook, My Quirky Notebook, My Seaside Notebook and My…
Classical Soul Vol. 1 (Alexis Ffrench) | Piano Sheet Music Review
Alexis Ffrench has been described as ‘pioneering’. From early improvisations on the piano at the age of 4, to scholarships awarded for study at the Purcell School and Royal Academy…
Review: The Willis Student Recital Collection
As both piano teachers and players, we can often get stuck in a rut, using the same materials, the same pieces, and the same books and anthologies on repeat. In…
Review: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo (Florence Price)
I write a lot about music aimed at students, at teachers, and the slightly wonkily-defined ‘educational market’, but this book was a beautiful reminder of how much music there is…
Review: The Faber Music Piano Duets Anthology
It's rare, almost unheard of, for me to be sent a book of piano duets to review. Personally, I've always enjoyed playing piano duets, something I did with my own…
Review: My Seaside Notebook (Angeline Bell)
My Seaside Notebook is the fourth in Angeline Bell's piano 'notebook' series published by Editions Musica Ferrum. Hot on the heels of My Lyrical Notebook, My Quirky Notebook, and My…
Review: These Sweet Days (Nancy Litten)
As I played through these pieces, I breathed a happy sigh. We all need a reminder - teachers and students - that sometimes, we can find such enjoyment and pleasure…
Review: Graded Piano Anthologies, Grades 5-8 2025-26
I'm always a little wary of published books whose focus is primarily on repertoire for music exams. Exams don't feature hugely in my teaching, and there are still many teachers…
Review: Piano Dreaming (Pam Wedgwood)
Piano Dreaming is a brand new publication from one of the world's most popular composers for the educational market, Pam Wedgwood. Earlier this year, Pam won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement…