Carol for Jenny
Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jenny Jones. Here we have a simple rising and falling melody, accompanied by left hand broken chords, which can be hard to stretch, but the sustain pedal can help out here.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jenny Jones. Here we have a simple rising and falling melody, accompanied by left hand broken chords, which can be hard to stretch, but the sustain pedal can help out here.
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Christmas
Today's piece is kindly sponsored by June Jaundoo. In Candy Cane, I've tried to evoke the feeling of excitement of a child's Christmas.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Sharon and Vicko. I know marriage isn't eternal joy every minute, but wouldn't that be dull! Hopefully in this piece I've captured all the best bits.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by pianist Jill Morton, for her mother Helen. This piece is all about creating an atmosphere - what happens between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves!
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Nicola Shergold. Broken chords are shared between the hands, with a melody created by the final note of each sextuplet.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jane Fisher, for Simon Mercer. Apparently Simon is not the biggest fan of Christmas. I was tempted to go down the Scrooge / Grinch route, but I know Simon is actually very kindhearted, so Krampus seemed more appropriate. Despite appearing to be a bah humbug, Krampus actually helps Santa, by scaring the living daylights out of naughty children, encouraging them to be good. You have been warned...
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Heather Curry, in memory of her mum. This is such a fun piece to play, you've really got to throw yourself into the groove!
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Sharon Richenberg. The groups of 5 look a bit intimidating at first, but it's really just a case of playing each note one by one. Listening to the mp3 or video should help!
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Christmas
Today's piece was sponsored by Joy Stephenson. Joy has devised titles for many of my pieces, including this one, which I always thought was rather special, so I saved it for an occasion such as this. I hope Joy likes her piece!
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Christmas
Today's piece was sponsored by a cheeky little elf who loves to sing opera. I bet he can't find the incredibly-well disguised opera quote embedded within this piece. It's so subtle...
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Christmas
Today's piece is sponsored by professional pianist Jill Morton. Jill has a very popular and excellent Youtube channel, and tells me that she'll be adding her own performance of Roasting Chestnuts to her channel. I'll update this page with a link to it, and then you can hear the piece as it's meant to be played - I am winging it here!!
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Christmas
This piece was sponsored by Jenny Cole, in memory of her late son, Jeremy. It's a piece full of fun and mischief, with the odd unexpected snowball thrown in!
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Christmas
Happy birthday to Christian Morris, the sponsor of this piece! This tune has become better known as 'Deck the Halls', but its roots lie in Wales, like Christian's. I hope as a fellow harmony-smith, he enjoys and possibly laughs at my quirky version!!
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Christmas
Thank you to Janet Blackman for sponsoring today's piece.
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Christmas
It's day 1 of my Musical Advent Calendar! Thank you to Rachel and Katy for your donation to Cancer Research UK, and asking for a piece for your mum! It's full of fun and mischief, just like her!
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Grade 4
Once you have mastered the first four bars of the left hand, making sure you hold the lower note, it's really a case of focussing on the right hand.
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Prep Test Level
The second in an occasional series, offering straightforward pieces in a range of keys.
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Christmas
Please consider sponsoring a piece for my upcoming Advent Calendar!
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Grade 3
Seemingly straightforward, this piece involves playing in several 'voices' like a choir or orchestra, so you have to be careful to hold inner notes for their full values.
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Prep Test Level
The first in an occasional series, offering straightforward pieces in a range of keys. The player can gain confidence at playing in a wider range of keys, because the music has been kept deliberately simple.
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Grade 2
The title is, of course, ironic, as there are many, many ties in this piece. It's a good exercise in counting if nothing else!
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Grade 3
I've written these exercises with specific pupils of mine in mind.
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Grade 3
A cheeky little number which will get your left hand earning its keep!
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Grade 2
A contemplative piece for autumn.
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