MUSIC & EDUCATION
Music & Education posts all relate to various aspects of education, as well as articles highlighting performers, composers, master classes, and the numerous weekend competitions which have taken place on this site.
Music
Happy New Year: Ukraine Will Rise Again!
Martha Argerich: The Rehearsal
New repertoire for the New Academic Year 2022
G. Henle Verlag Piano Competition 2022
70 Years and the Queen’s Pianos
Eton College at Coach House Pianos
Easter Master Class with Leif Ove Andsnes
A Master Class with Murray Perahia
A Master Class with Zoltán Kocsis
Historic Classes with Arthur Rubinstein
A Masterclass with Freddy Kempf
Masterclass with Alfred Brendel
Hamish Milne: reflective memories
A Happy Easter and master classes with Cyprien Katsaris
Masterclasses with Valentina Lisitsa
A masterclass with Jonathan Biss
The Montecatini Piano Festival
A visit to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
The World’s First Piano Recording
Beethoven Piano Concerto Project
A Lecture Recital with Mitsuko Uchida
The Piano at the BBC Proms 2018
A Tippett Day at the City Literary Institute
A master class with Murray Perahia
Josef and Rosina Lhévinne and the Russian School
A master class with Stephen Hough
A master class with Richard Goode
Yuja Wang’s master class debut
A master class with Cristina Ortiz
The amazing piano with four pedals
A Visit the the August Forster Piano Factory
Maria Ines Aguirre and the Steinway Piano
So You Want To Organize A Piano Competition? Part III
So You Want To Organize A Piano Competition? Part II
Peregrine’s Piano Presents a Trip to the Schimmel Factory 2016
A masterclass with Jerome Lowenthal
New Pianofforte Magazine and Jaques Samuel Junior Piano Festival
So You Want To Organize A Piano Competition
The Piano at the BBC Proms 2015
New Steinway Spirio Piano and My Daily Telegraph Article
80th Anniversary Party at Jaques Samuel Pianos in London
A Trip to the Schimmel Piano Factory
Piano Showcase presented by Pianist Magazine and Schott Music
A Trip to the Schimmel Factory
A Fazioli Factory Visit in Sacile
‘There are no Fazioli artists, only ARTISTS who PLAY FAZIOLI’
It’s All About Piano! Festival 2014
An Exciting New Concert Series launched by Rhinegold Publishing
A visit to Holst’s Birthplace Museum
What musicians can learn from Andy Murray’s Wimbledon Victory
Guest interview with Morton Feldman Scholar
Some thoughts on the 2013 BBC Proms
Grandma Dingley on Kickstarter
The pianoforte in Jane Austen’s world
Conductor carries the Olympic torch
The healing powers of music; repairing brain damage
Can music really slow down the ageing process?
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2012; Woodwind Final
Performers
Celebrity Christmas Gala at Kings Place
Micro-Lectures with Boris Giltburg
Jamie’s Concerts with Noriko Ogawa
Words and Music with Lucy Parham and Friends
Artur Pizarro plays Rachmaninov at St. John’s Smith Square
The Grand Black and White Piano Party at the OSO Centre in Barnes
Genuine Joyce Hatto recordings
Joyce Hatto – The greatest hoax in classical music?
The Life and Loves of Claude Debussy with Lucy Parham and Dominic West
The Wallcast interview series featuring great classical artists
Pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies aged 33
British female pianists; Emily Daymond
British female pianists; Katharine Goodson
British pianists; Mathilde Verne
British pianists; Adelina de Lara
British pianists; Helen Hopekirk
British female pianists; Fanny Davies
British female pianists; Annie Jessy Curwen
British female pianists; Arabella Goddard
An Interview with Vladimir Horowitz
Composers
Tha Anatomy of Melancholy: Marc Yeats
Celebrating 200 of Wagner via Liszt
New Beethoven work is premiered
Music Education, Festivals & Competitions
The 4th Montecatini International Piano Competition
Christmas Weekend Competition: Winners
Weekend Competition: Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition
MicroJazz Refreshed: the winners
Six Gift Ideas for Aspiring Young Musicians
2021 Online Global Piano Summit II
The London Youth Piano Competition 2022
The London College of Music Piano Exam Syllabus 2021 – 2024
Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2021
The Key to Scales and Arpeggios: Weekend Competition
Weekend Competition: The Winners
Palm Court Waltz: Weekend Competition
Tokyo International Piano Association (TIPA)
Explorer Piano Duets: Weekend Competition
Why is My Piano Black and White? The Winners
Why is My Piano Black and White? A Weekend Competition
Weekend Competition: the winners
The Faber Music Easy Piano Anthology Competition
Pianists Corner: a piano resource with a difference
Faber Music Piano Soundtracks Anthology Winner
Faber Music Piano Soundtracks Anthology Competition
Master Classes with Nelita True
The Maze of Piano Methods Unpacked
A String of Pearls, a Competition and the Female Composer
Federico Colli and Fazioli at Eton College
Piano Workshops and Summer Adventures 2019
Touring in Singapore and Malaysia
Peaceful Piano Playlist: The Winners
Peaceful Piano Playlist: A Weekend Competition
10 Tips for Piano Exam Success
Preparing for your Piano Course; 5 Top Tips Part 2
Selecting the Piano Course for you; 5 Top Tips Part 1
10 Tips for Piano Exam Success
The Stars of the Albion Grand Prix 2019
A Weekend Competition! Choral and Vocal Sight-Singing by Nancy Litten
A Piano Course with a Difference
No Words Necessary Competition
At The Piano: a study series by G Henle Verlag
Faber Competition: the winners
PIANO WEEK: what happens on a piano course?
Cadenza Intermational Summer Music School
Weekend Competition: the winners
Weekend Competition: A Special Faber Competition
Lang Lang Music Theory Twitter Competition
Stars of the Albion Competition 2018
Learn to sight-read: the winner…
Learn to sight-read by E-Music Maestro: weekend competition
Stars of the Albion: 5th International Performing Arts Festival
Weekend Competition: Piano Gallery
The Manchester Music Young Artists Programme 201i8
The London College of Music Piano Syllabus 2018 – 2020
Piano Teacher’s Survival Guide: the winner…
Piano Teacher’s Survival Guide: weekend competition
Attending a piano pedagogy conference
Sight-reading success with Paul Harris
Jukebox solos and duets: the winners…
Weekend Competition: Jukebox Solos and Duets
Weekend Competition: The Intermediate Pianist
Weekend competition: the winner….
Weekend competition and review; Improve your sight-reading! Teacher’s book
A few thoughts on piano teaching in Singapore and Malaysia
Holistic Day for Pianists: the winners
Weekend Competition: Holistic Day for Pianists
Weekend Competition: A Piece a Week
Easy concert pieces: the winners
Weekend Competition: Easy Concert Pieces
Chetham’s Summer School hosts Fifth Concerto Competition
Weekend Competition: At the movies
2017 Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition
Weekend competition: Piano Junior
Piano Playlist & My First Chopin: winners
Weekend competition: Piano Playlist & My First Chopin
Stars of the Albion Arts Competition & Festival
Weekend Competition; Piano Notes 2017/18
Manchester Music Festival Young Artists Program
New Year Competition: the winner
Overseas Masters Winter Piano Academy 2016
Around the Globe Piano Music Festival 2016
The Faber Music Piano Anthology; the winners…
The Faber Music Piano Anthology
Weekend Competition: Safari by June Armstrong
The Value of Lectures & Masterclasses
Weekend Competition: Three Prizes
The Lang Lang Piano Method; winners…
Weekend Competition: The Lang Lang Piano Method
Why take part in an amateur piano competition? The Chicago Amateur Piano Competition
Double Bill Competition Winners
Weekend Competition Double Bill
A Master Class with Nikolai Lugansky
Rock & Pop Studies: the winner is…
Weekend Competition: Rock & Pop Studies
Weekend competition: You can read music
Mindfulness and Jazzin’ About; winners…
Weekend competition: Mindfulness and Jazzin’ About
Jazz Piano Tutorials by Tim Richards
It’s never too late to learn to play; winners…
Weekend Competition: It’s never too late to learn to play…
Variations for Judith: Contemporary Piano Music
Orchids for Piano by Ed Hughes
Master classes at the Royal College of Music with Sir Andras Schiff
So You Want To Play The Piano? The winners….
Weekend Competition: So You Want To Play The Piano?
A master class with Sir Andras Schiff
The Lang Lang Piano Method: The winners are…
Weekend Competition: The Lang Lang Piano Method
Choral and Vocal Warm-Ups: The winners…
Weekend Competition: Choral and Vocal Warm-Ups
The Graded Piano Player: The winners…
Weekend Competition: The Graded Piano Player
Musica Noca Stars of the Albion Competition
A Master Class with Emanuel Ax
The Piano Bench Mag: 2016 Edition
A Master Class with Andrei Gavrilov
Jazzin’ At Christmas; the winners are…
Weekend Competition; Jazzin’ At Christmas
Christmas Cool Piano Duets; the winner is…
Weekend Competition; Christmas Piano Duets
On My Travels – the winner is…
Friday Competition and Workshop by Pamela Wedgwood
A masterclass with Leon Fleisher
Weekend Competition – Get Set! Piano
5 Reasons to Take a Piano Course
Piano by ear: back by popular demand!
Weekend Competition: Piano by Ear
Improve Your Theory! 3. 4. & 5: The Winners…
Friday Competition Improve Your Theory! Grades 3, 4, & 5
Improve Your Theory: The Winners
Friday Competition: Improve Your Theory!
Great Piano Composers of the Classical Era: Out Now
Great Composers of the Classical Era: Pianist Magazine
New Sight-Reading Academy Launch
Cui International Music Festival 2015
Variations for Judith; And the Winner is…?
Variations for Judith; Win a Signed Copy
EPTA Yamaha Day with Nils Franke and Universal Edition
Piano Notes published by Rhinegold
Overseas Winter Piano Academy 2014
The Piano Bench Mag: And the Winner Is?
Faber Music launches the Lang Lang Piano Academy
A few thoughts on Practical Musicianship and Keyboard Harmony
International Piano Master Classes with Angela Hewitt
2014 Dublin International Piano Festival and Summer Academy
A Chance to win the Pianist Magazine’s New Piano Techniques App
Andrei Gavrilov gives master classes in the UK
6 ways to introduce music making to babies and small children
Are you ever too young or too old to learn to play?
Appreciating your piano teacher!
Some thoughts on the Van Cliburn 2013 Competition
Young stars of Vladimir Spivakov’s International Foundation Concert
6 reasons why selecting a good piano teacher is vital…
Meet the orchestra; Let’s get children inspired to play orchestral instruments
Music Festivals….how important are they?
The 2012 Overseas-Malaysian Winter Piano Academy
Winner’s recital at the 6th Jaques Samuel Junior Department Piano Festival 2012
Practical tips for your music exam
Music lessons apparently make you a better listener
Why is Grade 5 Theory so important?
Dalcroze Eurhythmics – a creative way to study music
The Kodály method – a useful way to study music?
The Suzuki Method – an effective way to study an instrument?
Help, I can’t sing! Aural Tests
Do music examiners account for nerves?
Performance Anxiety – 5 top tips
Teaching Young Children about Musical Instruments
Music Festivals – A Platform for your Child
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