This month’s Pianist Magazine newsletter article focuses on recording your piano playing. What with most examination boards now offering a video ‘recorded’ option or a digital exam, usually known as a ‘Performance’ exam, it seems that this way of presenting piano playing is becoming increasingly popular. When preparing to record any programme, knowing how to…
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Teaching Through Composition – First steps in Harmony at Grade One Level: Jeni Warder
I’m delighted to welcome back Jeni Warder, who is the founder and director of Keys Piano School in Bolton near Manchester. Jeni is a passionate piano and composition teacher and in this post she explores teaching Grade 1 composition; there is also a downloadble free resource at the bottom of the post so that you…
Compose Yourself! Alison Mathews
Compose Yourself! is an annual online competition for children encouraging them to compose their own piano music. I’m delighted to be involved with this project as one of the selected composers. The panel consists of an impressive group of renowned educational writers who will be providing their music as part of the prize. These include…
Compose Yourself! Alison Mathews & Lindsey Berwin
Lindsey Berwin and Alison Mathews are two composers who have recently established a new online piano competition festival. It’s a pleasure to highlight such an exciting venture, and I’m delighted to be one of the featured composers. Compose Yourself! is a new and exciting online Piano Composition Festival, created by Alison and myself to reflect…
Selecting & Practising Piano Exam Repertoire: Trinity College London Grade 3
I’ve been enjoying selecting repertoire for this current series on my blog. Grade 3 provides an interesting mix of genres and styles. Here are three pieces I chose from the main repertoire list. They are all featured in the Grade 3 exam Pieces & Exercises publication. These options might make for an appealing combination, and…
Selecting and Practising Piano Exam Repertoire: Trinity College London Grade 2
Today’s blog post continues my piano exam repertoire selection and tips series by exploring the Trinity College London Grade 2 exam. There’s a wide range of choice on this syllabus with a very definite emphasis on the living composer. I have chosen three pieces which contrast in style and genre. For me, this is an…
Selecting and Practising Piano Exam Repertoire: Trinity College London Grade 1 2015/2017
Today’s post focuses on the Trinity College London piano exam syllabus. I’m exploring repertoire for both Trinity College London and the ABRSM exam boards. It has been interesting to note the differences and similarities between them and their syllabuses. I’ve chosen to highlight the syllabuses of these two exam boards. Both have their strong points…
9 Tips for Success in Your Piano Exam
Selecting and Practising Piano Exam Repertoire is a new series on my blog, which will begin in earnest next week. Today’s post is in preparation, offering a few practice ideas to make piano exam study a more fruitful and rewarding affair. Some of you have written requesting information about piano exam programmes and how best…