This week I learned that nearly 60 of my original piano compositions have been included in the Australian Guild of Music & Speech examination board’s new 2026 piano exam syllabus. For a composer, it’s always a delight to hear that one’s music has been included in any publication, but for it to be featured in…
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Piano Pedagogy Spotlight: An Interview with Chenyin Li – Part 2
Today’s post continues the Piano Pedagogy Series with Part 2 of four interviews featuring Chinese concert pianist and teacher Chenyin Li. In this post, we discuss Chenyin’s advanced study, research and her repertoire. You won a full scholarship to study with Tamas Vesmas at the University of Auckland. Tell us about your experience studying in…
ANZCA Piano Exam Syllabus 2025-2027
ANZCA (Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Limited) are a music examination board popular across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. Based in Australia, they have been operating since 1938. ANZCA offers comprehensive programmes for most instruments and this year they have just published a new piano syllabus. There are three syllabus…
International Katherine Mansfield 100 Festival 2023
Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is widely considered to be one of New Zealand’s most important modernist writers. Born and raised near Wellington, her father, Sir Harold Beauchamp, was the chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, her grandfather was a parliamentary electorate, and her cousin, Countess Elizabeth von Arnim, was also a well-known author. One of…