Most of my career has focussed on all-boys education. I believe there are many merits to single-sex schooling, especially when it comes to

  If you haven't yet introduced the duets of Anton Diabelli to your teaching studio, you are missing out on some of the best student

Looking to buy or rent a piano for your child? I have designed the following post to be of reference predominantly to the parents of my students

Practising in rhythms is, without a doubt, my No 1 practice tip for students! Why? One simple reason: it reduces the amount of time

Continuing my previous post... here are my suggestions of the best pieces on the AMEB's manual list from Grade 5 - 7 (and one from Grade

Here are a few ideas I use with my students for how to practice effectively. I constantly have to remind them that just repeating sections

My summer holiday reading this year centered on a book called Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody

If you teach boys in particular, you have no doubt had students requesting to play pieces they've heard from computer games - Super Mario,

It's sad that so many teachers stick only to the AMEB grade books when there is so much great music out there, and quite a few gems are already

I often get asked where I go online for music. There seems to be so much free music on the web, it's hard to know where to start looking

How to teach piano practice Have you ever calculated just how little time you get to spend with your students out of their total working week?