Melanie’s work has been highlighted by piano teacher associations around the world, particularly in Australia; the West Australia Music Teacher’s Association and the Music Teaching Association of Queensland have featured articles in their respective journals. She has written a regular feature piano technique column for the European Piano Teachers Association’s (EPTA) UK publication, Piano Professional, penning 20 articles over seven years.

Read a selection of articles by clicking on the links below.

Articles, interviews, and reviews

Revisiting the piano as an adult: Schott Music’s Blog, December 2023

Interview with Melanie Spanswick: The Piano Teacher, December 2023

Composing with Melanie Spanswick: Schott Music’s Blog, March 2023

Preparing a new piano piece – 5 tips: MUSIC:ED Website, December 2022

Women Composers: an interview with Melanie Spanswick: No Dead Guys Blog, March 2022

5 Tips To Develop The Fourth and Fifth Fingers: MUSIC:ED Website, December 2021

Lost in Thought: üben e musizieren (Schott Music), April 2021

In Praise of Slow Practice: MUSIC:ED Website, January 2021

Postcard from Jakarta: Music Teacher Magazine, January 2020

The Female Canon – Educational Piano Pieces by Female Composers: Music Teacher Magazine, November 2019

Tips for Healthy Piano Playing: MUSIC:ED Website, September 2019

The Pianist as Composer: An Interview with Melanie Spanswick: An interview about composing for the No Dead Guys Blog, March 2019

Focus on Piano: Exploring Bloodroot by Rachel Grimes from the Grade 7 piano syllabus. A feature article for the London College of Music Examinations Magazine, September 2018

Playing to Your Strengths: a guest post for Jessica Duchen’s Classical Music Blog, May 2018

Composer’s Interview: Moving Classics TV, March 2018

5 Tips for Fingering: Pianist Magazine Newsletter; March 2018

Rediscovering the Piano Page 1 & Page 2: Pianist Magazine, Issue 96, June/July 2017

5 Tips to Instantly Improve Your Piano Performance: Pianist Magazine Newsletter, April 2016

Piano Fun and Mastery Interview: Easy Ear Training, February 2016

Nine Top Tips for Practising Octaves: Pianist Magazine Newsletter, December 2015

A Helping Hand: Pianofforte Magazine (published by Faber Music), October 2015

Teach Your Children Music with a Touch of Pianissimo: Daily Telegraph, May 2015

Classical Conversations Interview Feature: Slipped Disc Blog, January 2015

Mastering the piano series by Lang Lang – review: Pianofforte Magazine (published by Faber Music), December 2014

Interview: The Piano Bench Mag, December Edition 2014

Article contributions

Belgrade is One of My Sweet Homes in Diplomacy & Commerce Austria Magazine, and written by Aisa Ijiri, March 2020

Faber Music Piano Anthology Article in Pianofforte Magazine (published by Faber Music) and written by Rachel Topham, November 2016

Memories of Moscow 1 & Memories of Moscow 2: Piano Journal (EPTA‘s European magazine), written by Alicja Fiderkiewicz, edited by Melanie Spanswick, October 2016

Technique feature articles for Piano Professional Magazine (EPTA)

Thumbs (Issue 55, Spring 2021, pg. 24 – 25)

Developing the Fourth and Fifth Finger (Issue 54, Autumn 2020, pg. 34 – 35)

The Bridge Position (Issue 53, Spring 2020, pg 14 – 15)

Painless Piano Playing Part 3 (Issue 52, Winter 2019, pg. 22 – 24)

Painless Piano Playing Part 2 (Issue 51, Summer 2019, pg. 18 – 19)

Painless Piano Playing Part 1 (Issue 50, Spring 2019, pg. 24 – 25)

Fruitful Fingering Part 2 (Issue 49, Winter 2018, pg. 19 – 21)

Fruitful Fingering Part 1 (Issue 48, Autumn 2018, pg. 22 – 23)

The Sustaining Pedal (Issue 47, Summer 2018, pg. 20 – 21)

Hand Flexibility (Issue 46, Spring 2018, pg. 16 – 17)

Practising Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor by Fryderyk Chopin (Issue 44, Summer 2017, pg. 5 – 7)

Approaches to staccato playing (Issue 43, Spring 2017, Pg. 10 -12)

The Art of Polyphony (Issue 41, Summer 2016, pg. 14 -16)

Practising without the Piano (Issue 40, Spring 2016, pg. 16 -17)

Octaves (Issue 39, Autumn 2015, pg. 4 – 6)

Tone Production (Issue 37, Spring 2015, pg. 26 – 27)

Sight-reading: the most useful tool in the box (Issue 36, Autumn 2014, pg. 20 – 22)

Resolving Tension in Piano Playing (Issue 35, Summer 2014, pg. 8 -10)

Scaling Heights With Happiness (Issue 34, Spring 2014, pg. 14 -19)

The Memory Game (Issue 33, Autumn 2013, pg. 22 – 24)

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