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The Joy of Graded Piano
These five inspiring collections bring together essential repertoire for players of all ages. The “greatest hits” of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic piano literature appear alongside brilliant newer pieces composed by women and men from all around the world, right up to the present day. Grades 1-5.
Graded Gillock • Three Essential Collections
William Gillock’ music continues to inspire piano students around the world with its catchy tunes and imaginative content. My three collections deliver 41 of his very best pieces, sorted by level and including my playing tips.
Naoko Ikeda Graded Collection
For this publication I have selected and edited 24 of Naoko Ikeda’s best solo works, presenting her pieces in approximate order of difficulty, grouped from Grade 2 to Grade 5 level.
Willis Student Recital Collection
‘The Willis Student Recital Collection’ offers a selection of 40 enjoyable performance pieces for elementary to late intermediate players, written by some of the world’s most acclaimed piano education composers.
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Paul Harris: Play with Rhythm!
Paul Harris has an uncanny knack of producing game-changing publications which immediately impact the quality of instrumental teaching and learning for the better. ‘Play with Rhythm!’ is undoubtedly one of his most important resources yet, and I cannot recommend it highly enough…
The Easiest Gillock Pieces
‘The Easiest Gillock Pieces’ offers 31 charming tunes for pre-Grade 1 pianists, complete with optional duet parts for added fun. I think it will make a brilliant addition in any piano teaching studio…
Pianoworks • Meditations
Pianoworks Meditations is a brilliant collection of gentle and reflective pieces for the older beginner. Written with a focus on playing for enjoyment, these 24 original pieces guide the player through a range of styles, while aiding in relaxation and mindfulness.
Dora Pejačević • Early Pieces
The Schott Student Edition series continues to deliver outstanding new collections of pedagogy classics and rediscovered gems, the latest of which offers a great way to discover the wonderful piano music of Dora Pejačević…
Arise and Shine
‘Arise and Shine’ offers 28 piano solos by Black composers suitable for intermediate to early advanced players. With such a beautiful addition to the piano pedagogy library, there’s no doubt that this music’s time has come…
Jason Sifford • Here Be Dragons
Here be Dragons is undoubtedly one of the piano education highlights of the year so far, and deserves a place in the music collection of all late intermediate players (and of course their teachers). These are pieces which not only take flight, but which will elevate performers, and enchant their audiences.
The LOTR Piano Anthology
The latest sumptuous addition to the ‘Faber Music Piano Anthology’ series visits Middle-earth, and claims to offer “the best-loved themes from Howard Shore’s landmark scores along with other featured songs, arranged for intermediate piano solo.” Let’s take a closer look…
ABRSM Piano Syllabus 2027/8
As ABRSM publish their 2027-28 Piano Syllabus, the big question is whether the latest pieces will live up to the board’s high standards. That’s the question I hope to answer in the Pianodao review…
LCME Piano Syllabus 2026
LCME’s 2026 syllabus is out today, and I’ll not hesitate to declare this one of the most educationally rewarding and musically inspiring piano syllabuses I’ve seen, which is high praise indeed. Find out more here…
Phillip Keveren • Jazz Preludes
I have previously recommended a number of Phillip Keveren’s books, and those who learn with me seem to consistently love them. I am sure that his brilliant ‘Jazz Preludes for Piano’ will be equally well received…
Piano Tales for Winnie-the-Pooh
‘Piano Tales for Winnie-the-Pooh’ is the latest title from best-selling jazz composer Nikki Iles, brought to us in a superbly presented publication from EVC Music. And it is sure to be treasured by players of all ages.
Piano Player • Anime
Anyone for Anime? These accessible solo piano arrangements are fundamentally true to the originals, presented in full, and in key. They can even be played along to the original soundtracks…
Echoes of the Orient
I have been a fan of Angeline Bell’s music since her first publications appeared, so it is a particular joy to welcome this more advanced collection, which so absorbingly brings to life the composer’s memories, and paints such a gorgeous musical picture of the East Asian landscape.
Naoko Ikeda • Kanade
Of the many gifted composers of intermediate piano music today, Naoko Ikeda remains a favourite, and it’s great to welcome this new collection of solo pieces, particularly as it is one of her most consistent and enjoyable yet.
First Steps Piano
Darragh Gilleece is an Irish pianist, composer and educator, whose pieces in these collections are traditional with a modern twist, imaginative, highly appealing, and packed with valuable learning content.
Piano Music of Latin American Composers
Here’s a series which can be highly recommended, and which brings an important body of little-known piano education repertoire to a wider global audience.
The Beatles • Graded Pieces
Here’s an easy publication to recommend, combining classic hit songs, solid progressive arrangements at five levels (Grade 1-5), with educational insight and helpful practice tips.
Peter and the Wolf
Here’s a delight! Featuring Prokofiev’s masterpiece of musical storytelling in a ‘simple arrangement for piano’ (by Hans-Günter Heumann) and with vivid colour illustrations throughout, this is very special…
Lang Lang Piano Book 2
Following the success of his first ‘Piano Book’, piano superstar Lang Lang returns with a second collection, which this time includes a rich blend of playable classics alongside neoclassical pieces and music from film, pop and video games…
ABRSM Jazz Piano Solos
As an addition to ABRSM’s existing jazz piano resources, their ‘Jazz Piano Solo Pieces’ for Grades 6-8 provide the sense of completion that has been lacking for so long… Rejoice!
Mélanie Bonis • Children’s Albums
The superb ‘Schott Student Edition’ series has recently grown to include two very welcome volumes of music for children by the Late Romantic French composer Mélanie Bonis, edited by Melanie Spanswick…
Mendelssohn • Masterpieces
With 144 pages almost entirely filled with genuinely seminal, breathtaking piano music, ‘Mendelssohn Masterpieces for Piano’ is another triumph in this beguilingly brilliant series from Edition Peters…
Kristina Arakelyan’s ‘Musical Vegetable Patch’
Kristina Arakelyan’s ‘Musical Vegetable Patch’ is fresh, original, and really quite brilliant. I can neither fault it, nor think of any comparable publication for young, elementary pianists.
John Rutter • Complete Piano Album
John Rutter is rightly considered a national treasure, and publisher OUP Music are celebrating his 80th birthday year with this fresh compilation of his Christmas and solo Piano Album as one superb collection of 16 pieces.
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