Dinner with Sonny and his music
byUntil recently, composer Sonny Chua was merely a name at the top of a few pieces I had taught to students over the years….
New Resources
Exploring Piano: the NEW Australian-made series
byIn the three years since commencing the research for the new ‘Exploring’ series for Hal Leonard Australia, I’ve had the joy of reviewing thousands…
Teaching about Jazz History and Jazz Performance Practice
byWhen I was offered the opportunity to teach a course in jazz history and performance practice at NYC’s Pace University in the late 1980’s,…
Reviewed by you: Christmas
byIntegrating Christmas carols into our lessons has more worth than we think! For the student who wants to play them, not only are they…
Piazzolla for Easy Piano – 12 Tangos
byI took this new title home at lunch for a bit of a play through as I love Piazzolla! Many of our younger students won’t…
Piano Village – Elena Kats-Chernin
byElena Kats-Chernin has been writing piano music since she was a little girl. In Piano Village, a mixed collection of pieces of up to…
New series: All Jazzed Up!
byThis great new series from Hal Leonard now has seven titles under its belt. It was first brought to my attention earlier in the year…
April New Resources
byEugenie Rocherolle‘s music has recently had a resurgence in Australia as of late. Chatting with teachers at PD events about Eugenie’s music, most of them hadn’t…
Reviewed by You: Angela Turner
byJazz Hits for Piano Duet – Eight Arrangements for One Piano, For Hands Arranged by Jeremy Siskind Intermediate Having been much impressed by Jeremy…
The Christopher Norton Eastern Preludes Collection
byThe Christopher Norton Eastern Preludes Collection is a superb selection of highly distinctive arrangements of native themes from the east (including Brunei, China, India,…