BOOKS & MUSIC

Melanie’s 32 publications encompass a wide range of piano textbooks, piano series, anthologies, piano examination syllabuses, as well as original compositions. These books are carefully compiled and produced with the aim of presenting piano music in an accessible way reaching a broad audience.

Her piano editions and original compositions are published by many of the world’s leading music publishers. These include Schott Music, Willis Music Company, Faber Music, Shanghai Music Publishing House, and Alfred Music UK.

The four-book course Play it again: PIANO has become one of Schott’s best-selling series. It has sold in over 100 countries and is a firm favourite with younger and older learners alike. The course has been translated into Chinese, published by the Shanghai Music Publishing House (SMPH), and it will also be translated into German during 2026/7. The Play it again: PIANO Prep Book, published during 2025, was a Finalist at the Presto Music Awards 2025.

In 2022, the three-book series Women Composers – A Graded Anthology For Piano (Schott) was recognised for excellence when it was awarded a Presto Music Award for the best ‘New Series Of The Year‘.

The Schott Student Edition series was shortlisted as a finalist in both 2024 and 2025 at The Art of Piano Education Awards. This ongoing collection of study aids features music by female composers which Melanie compiles, annotates and edits.

As a composer, Melanie has predominantly worked with Schott Music and is one of the few female composers to be published in their Edition Schott Series. Her music is also published by Willis Music Company, 80 Days Publishing, and EVC Music. 

Ghostly Piano Tales (Schott), a collection of 24 original piano pieces for elementary level students, was recently shortlisted as a finalist at the 2024 Presto Music Awards and the book was recognised for its innovative, imaginative approach, that of combining stories with music, when it won the ‘Best Printed Contemporary Sheet Music Prize’ at The Art of Piano Education Awards 2025.

Melanie’s original music is featured in many examination board syllabuses. These include the London College of Music, ANZCA, RSL Awards (Rockschool), Royal Irish Academy of Music, and Con Brio Examinations. Nearly 60 original piano compositions have been included in the Australian Guild of Music and Speech 2026 piano syllabus. She has written, compiled, and annotated three pre-grade one piano syllabuses for the London College of Music. Piano music from various anthologies and series is also featured in the ABRSM, ANZCA, and Victoria College of Music Examinations Board syllabuses.

From 2024, both the Play it again: PIANO and Women Composers – A Graded Anthology For Piano series feature prominently on the RSL Awards (Rockschool) Classical Piano syllabus. All the pieces have been graded especially for these exams. The books form an important ‘own-choice’ alternative for students: to find out more click here. Similarly, the Australian and New Zealand exam board ANZCA have also included the Women Composers Anthology in its entirety on their new 2025 – 2027 Licentiate Teaching Diploma syllabus.

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