Chloe (3’) This piece was based on a tiny musical idea written by a friend’s grand daughter, who lives in Australia. She was invited to share in a joint project for my own pupils here in the UK: to write music for a musical advent calendar. Chloe had, herself just given up piano lessons, as she was no longer…
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Clouds in The Sky This little miniature was inspired by a beautiful photo on Instagram that I found very inspiring...a lovely serene sky, wispy clouds around some pine trees and mountains. Serenity. Prices: Score £2.50 mp3 50p Listen here:
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Rambling In The Countryside was written specially for a film I made for Youtube. It would make a delightful encore piece, owing to its calming nature. The story behind the piece: On Instagram, I found great joy in looking at frequently-posted photos of a fellow instagram-user, of her daily walks in southern Scotland. In fact, I found them…
Dance Leggiero (1’ 30’) This is a light, (in both texture and character) short, pretty piece for piano, with a continuous quaver movement in the right hand. Great for finger-work and articulation if a learner – or a good programme filler for a pianist! Enjoy it ! Please note: the sound file is an electronic file. …
Dark (6’ 30”) This piece was begun as a demonstration during a piano lesson, to encourage “seeing” the possibility in anything played – even with eyes closed and random notes – on which to base an improvisation. I struck a D and E (7th) when demonstrating this... and instantly saw a possibility in it. I experimented as part…
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Daybreak – piano duet 3’ Another piece written for a pupil who had a GCSE exam looming and who had left it too late to prepare anything! By the time we had researched music she could play, ordered it, tried it..and decided “it was not for her” it would be too late for her to learn anything, so…
Desolation 1’ A miniature piano piece composed when I found out that a long-standing friend, whom I hadn't seen for years, was not coming. Score: £2.00 Listen here:
Fantasy (1’ 45”) This piece was begun on our church piano after "grade three" workshop evening with my pupils who were working on this grade – it was a very inspiring evening and after they left, I began writing this piece. Price: Score £2.50
Five Miniatures for Left Hand This set of five short pieces was written for a pupil who had had an accident at school, and whose hand had become injured. Her hand would no longer function due to nerve problems and she was in considerable pain. Although there was physically nothing wrong with the hand, she was told by a…
Five Waltzes This set of waltzes can all also be purchased individually. Please see "extended programme notes" below for details of each waltz. Price: Score £6.50 Look inside: Listen here: Birthday Ode (electronic sound file) Waltz "Inspiration" Waltz Romantique Waltz Melancholie Waltz (electronic sound file)
Flowers of the Seasons (12’) This suite of six pieces was a commission in January 2002 for a birthday gift. Knowing little about the recipient of the gift, except that it was for a lady who was a good amateur pianist, I chose flowers as my subject. The suite is comprised of six movements and follows the months from…
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