Music Exams - An Open Letter To ParentsAnother post on exams! (I know, I know, but the number of times the subject of ‘but, but, EXAMS!’ crops up with new or transferring...
Sight Reading - What Are We Really Teaching? I teach sight reading. I teach it because it’s a vital skill for a musician to have. But I don’t teach sight-reading by using...
Freedom To TeachI’m getting a bit of a reputation for not being terribly keen on my students sitting too many grade exams. And my regular readers (and my...
A Different WorldImagine for a moment that you are starting out on the journey of learning the piano. You find yourself a quality instrument, you find a...