Recent Blog Posts
Singing Ourselves in Time
By Melanie Spanswick
/ January 25, 2026
The following article was first published on Pianist Magazine's website a few months ago as part of my ongoing '5...
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Australian Guild of Music & Speech: The 2026 Piano Syllabus
By Melanie Spanswick
/ January 18, 2026
This week I learned that nearly 60 of my original piano compositions have been included in the Australian Guild of...
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Snapchats Duets & Trios for Beginners
By Melanie Spanswick
/ January 11, 2026
At the end of last year, my fourth publication, featuring original piano duets and trios for students, was released. The...
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Julian Jacobson plays the ‘Hammerklavier’: Part 3
By Melanie Spanswick
/ January 4, 2026
This is the final post in pianist and professor Julian Jacobson's series examining the 'Hammerklavier' sonata in preparation for his...
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Guildhall Young Artists Online 2026
By Melanie Spanswick
/ January 1, 2026
A Very Happy New Year! I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and happy 2026. We galloped through 2025 at...
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Julian Jacobson plays the ‘Hammerklavier’: Part 2
By Melanie Spanswick
/ December 28, 2025
This is the second post in pianist and professor Julian Jacobson's mini-series for this blog focusing on Beethoven's most complex...
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Favourite Books of 2025
By Melanie Spanswick
/ December 21, 2025
Wishing all my readers a very happy festive season As the year draws to a close, I'm focusing on my...
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Julian Jacobson plays the ‘Hammerklavier’: Part 1
By Melanie Spanswick
/ December 14, 2025
My final guest writer of the year is pianist and piano professor Julian Jacobson, who is no stranger to my...
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Pre-Christmas Cheer
By Melanie Spanswick
/ December 7, 2025
It's December already and we all know what that means: Christmas time, for those who celebrate. After a busy term,...
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Teaching Observations: How many is too many?
By Melanie Spanswick
/ November 30, 2025
I’ve been musing on the topic of students learning and preparing a small amount of repertoire thoroughly as opposed to...
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