Today is my birthday, and I want to offer a birthday gift as part of the celebrations, which are certainly low-key this year, as might be expected! 

For those who teach the piano, or are just learning to play, I hope this free download will provide useful repertoire material. I wrote ‘An Angel’s Footsteps’ a few years ago and have since tinkered with it on several occasions. This piece is around Grade 2 standard, or elementary level, and was inspired by a comment from a colleague about the need for imaginative piano pieces for the early learning stages.

I really enjoy writing music for students, and loved creating the pre-Grade 1 syllabus for the London College of Music Examination Board, which will be published within the next few months and I’ve recently written a new repertoire series which is intended for beginners. I’m excited about its release, which will mark my ‘debut’ as a writer/composer in the US. And, whilst on the subject of new books, keep an eye out for my new  graded three-book anthology to be released in the Autumn, which will be published by Schott Music.

Please feel free to download the score by clicking on the link below – and share it with your friends, colleagues and students. I hope the attached sound file is helpful, too. The piece can also be found in Lucky Charms, a volume of elementary pieces published by 80 Days Publishing.

‘An Angel’s Footsteps‘