The Young Beginner: Keys to Connect
byFun and imagination for a Spirit of Play What is this world of the young beginner? It is fun, fantasy, and exploration. Seriousness? Teacher-driven…
Repertoire Ideas
Articles on repertoire and new music for piano teaching
Reviewed by you: Samantha Coates
byFrozen Piano Duets These piano duets are absolutely delightful. It reads like a score, with the secondo line running under the primo line at…
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 Pirate Challenge!
byEach year in my studio, I come up with a new whole studio challenge for all of my students to get involved in. This…
It’s All in the Rhythm
byA series of professional development workshops held across Victoria by the AMEB When I was first approached about these workshops, I put a question…
The Busy Teachers’ Guide to Repertoire: Solo Collections
byThere’s something very exciting about discovering and working with repertoire that you know students are going to engage with, including finding composers and works…
Books by Jeremy Siskind
byThe Magic of Standards Eight Piano Solos The Magic of Standards is a collection of eight new arrangements of beloved songs. Refreshingly original takes…
The Music of Eugénie Rocherolle
byEvery now and then I stumble upon a piece that I fall in love with where the composer was previously unknown to me. I…
Creating a Buzz with Film Music
byHands up if you’ve ever taught the James Bond Theme, Star Wars or the Pink Panther? My guess is that at least 99% of…
Reviewed by You: Sharon Ellam
byRiver Flows In You And Other Eloquent Songs For Solo Piano When you find ‘that compilation book’, it quickly becomes a favourite. This is…
There and Back Again: An Epic Piano Journey
byFor several days I had been playing Prokofiev’s Soir from Op.65, and when the review copies of the AMEB Series 17 Piano books arrived…