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Tag: Writing Music

Teaching Through Composition: Thinking in phrases at Initial level – Jeni Warder

Teacher, writer and composer Jeni Warder has penned my latest guest article. Jeni, who owns and runs the Keys Piano School in Bolton, UK, is writing a regular column on this blog, and she is focusing on teaching composition to young students. You can read Jeni’s previous posts here and here. In this article, she…

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Melanie Spanswick hosts the Classical Piano and Music Education Blog. She writes about practising the piano, piano music and all aspects of music education.

In demand as a writer, teacher and composer, Melanie frequently directs piano courses and workshops worldwide, and she also adjudicates and judges piano competitions and festivals. She has written, amongst many other publications, the three-book piano course Play it again: PIANO, published by Schott Music, which has become an international best-selling series.

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Looking forward to judging the @henleverlag competition this week, with professors Claudius Tanski and Frank Huang. We're listening to over 650 young pianists!
Louisiana Blues! My latest elementary piece which is published in the new American themed edition of Pianist Magazine. Played by Chenyin Li. Subscribe to get your score!
First Repertoire For Little Pianists Books 1 & 2. Perfect for beginners everywhere. Original solos and duets with practice games and activities. Plenty of fun piano pieces for concerts, festivals and exams. Published by @willispiano
Grumpy Fairy from Book 2 of First Repertoire For Little Pianists, published by @willispiano.
'Enigma' - the new recording from @yukinegishifriel, featuring my piece of the same title. Read all about the recording process in Yuki's guest article on my blog on Sunday.
Looking forward to being a member of the jury panel for the Online Henle Competition 2022, which takes place over the next week. We've over 600 young pianists to hear! All playing Schumann...

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