Sheet Music Guides
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Teaching The Older Beginner
5th Jul 2026by Ellena Spirrett
In part three of our Author Focus series, Melanie Spanswick discusses how she teaches beginner pianists, with particular reference to the older learner.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - First Repertoire For Little Pianists
1st Jun 2026by Ellena Spirrett
In part two of our Author Focus series with Melanie Spanswick, Melanie discusses her series of books specifically aimed at younger beginner pianists, First Repertoire For Little Pianists.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Early Beginnings
5th May 2026by Ellena Spirrett
Welcome back to our Author Focus series! Our next author collaboration is with award-winning, best-selling piano teacher, composer, and author Melanie Spanswick. Listen to Melanie introduce herself and her work here.
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Alison Mathews: Explore With Me!
10th Apr 2026by Ellena Spirrett
Explore With Me! delves into duet playing, improvisation, and rote playing, providing an opportunity to tell musical stories and create descriptive sounds across the keyboard.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Aural and Theory
26th Dec 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In our final Author Focus episode in collaboration with Paul Harris, Paul discusses why learning aural and theory is so important to improve our music reading and to help us become better musicians.
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It's a Violin Thing with Ailbhe McDonagh
16th Dec 2025by Ellena Spirrett
Irish cellist Ailbhe McDonagh is an internationally recognised musician, composer, and recording artist. We recently spoke with Ailbhe about her latest publication, It's a Violin Thing.
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Spotlight on Piano Time
21st Nov 2025by Ellena Spirrett
The iconic piano tutor series from Pauline Hall has undergone a recent update. The third edition of the best-selling series, and the second edition of 'Piano Time Carols', benefit from more varied and easier-to-play pieces.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Practice Starters
17th Nov 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part eleven of our Author Focus series, Paul talks about the benefits of using his practice starter cards, taking us through examples of how they can be used effectively in lessons.
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Angeline Bell: Echoes of the Orient
13th Nov 2025by Ellena Spirrett
Angeline Bell has been prolific in her publishing ventures, releasing six publications with Editions Musica Ferrum in just three years. A favourite with piano teachers around the world, her latest publication 'Echoes of the Orient 'features songs inspired by her Asian heritage and memories of growing up in Malaysia.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Improve your Teaching
4th Nov 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part ten of our Author Focus series, Paul discusses his 'Improve your Teaching' series, the importance of being a good role model for your students and how teachers and students can work together in a positive way.
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Bluey: First Ever Piano Book
20th Oct 2025by Ellena Spirrett
We recently spoke to the composer of Bluey, Joff Bush (aka Busker), about the music of Bluey and what we can expect from the upcoming sheet music publication Bluey: First Ever Piano Book.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - A Piece a Week
2nd Oct 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part nine of our Author Focus series, Paul discusses his 'Improve your Sightreading! A piece a week' series.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Basics Series
15th Sep 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part eight of our Author Focus series, Paul Harris discusses building solid foundations when teaching beginner pupils and his popular 'Basics' series.
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Sarah Jeffery: The Hal Leonard Recorder Method
5th Sep 2025by Ellena Spirrett
Sarah Jeffery talks about her new publication, 'The Hal Leonard Recorder Method', her experience as a musician and teacher, and her popular YouTube channel, Team Recorder.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Improve Your Scales
19th Aug 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part seven of our 'Author Focus' series, Paul discusses how to improve your scales, why they are important, and how to make scales more enjoyable!
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Improve Your Sight-Reading
14th Jul 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part six of our 'Author Focus' series, Paul answers the questions: why is it important to know how to sight-read, and what is the best way to use his sight-reading publications?
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Francesca dePasquale: Hypermobile Musician
4th Jul 2025by Ellena Spirrett
Francesca dePasquale discusses her resource, Hypermobile Musician, and the importance of raising awareness around hypermobility in the music industry.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Composition
9th Jun 2025by Ellena Spirrett
In part five of our author focus series, Paul Harris talks about his publication Musical Doodles, and the benefits of composing and 'doodling' with music.
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ABRSM Woodwind Syllabus from 2026 - Out Now!
6th Jun 2025by Ellena Spirrett
The new syllabus, for Practical and Performance Grades, is out now.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - The Clarinet
7th May 2025by Ellena Spirrett
Paul Harris discusses the clarinet, exploring his comprehensive guide to playing the instrument, 'The Clarinet'.