Interview: Melanie Spanswick
byAhead of her eagerly anticipated presentation at APPC 2024, The Piano Teacher was able to chat with internationally acclaimed and award winning pianist, educator,…
Composer Feature
Articles featuring Australian composers and others from around the world
“Her Music, Her Legacy: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Sheet Music Books by Female Trailblazers”
byMarch is Women’s History Month, so we’re celebrating the creativity, skill, and passion of female composers by shining a spotlight on sheet music books…
Penelope Roskell chats ‘The Complete Pianist’
byThe Piano Teacher had the privilege of interviewing Penelope Roskell to chat about her latest publication: The Complete Pianist.
HANON – Beyond the Score
byIntegrating healthy technique for the modern piano student
Keybop!
byElla Garrood interviewed Jason Sifford about his Beware the Jabberwock book in 2019 and it was one of our favourite and most popular interviews….
Sparking Joy
byGetting to know Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, Lead Instructor at the Faber Piano Institute. Lead instructor Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, from the Faber Piano Institute, joins us with…
New Connections
byI recently had the pleasure of chatting with established composer and pedagogue Christopher Norton about his recently released new additions to Connections for Piano….
The Day I Met Phillip
byMARY ASHENDEN has taught piano for over 20 years, as well as having taught classroom language and music at high school in Adelaide. Her…
Beware the Jabberwock: An Interview with Dr Jason Sifford
byELLA GARROOD plays piano and double bass and loves anything creative. She runs her own art and face-painting business in Adelaide, is 13 years…
Joanna MacGregor: From the Concert Hall to the Classroom
by“As one of the leading virtuosos and recording artists of our times, Joanna MacGregor OBE is hailed the world over for her technical brilliance,…
Improvisation Games for the Young Beginner
byImprovisation can be a wonderful creative outlet for students. It encourages them to experiment and to explore new territory. Even a modest study of…
Phillip Keveren
byDiversifying our students beyond the solo concert pianist Do you remember your very first composition? When and why did you start writing music? About…