Joanna MacGregor is widely thought of as one of the most innovative and wide-ranging of today’s pianists, and divides her time between playing classical, jazz and contemporary music. She has performed in over forty countries, and has recently given recitals and concerto performances in both eastern and western Europe, the Far East, Australia and the USA.

Joanna’s innovative and eclectic style is reflected in PianoWorld, a unique piano method, whose first volumes were published to great acclaim in 2000. October sees the publication of a new volume in the series: PianoWorld: A Christmas Story, where Grumper and his friends discover what Christmas is all about with the help of seasonal songs and carols.

Fans of PianoWorld can celebrate yet further, as a brand new PianoWorld Puzzle Book will be available from November. Packed full with entertaining games and challenges for the young pianist and carefully written to complement PianoWorld Book 1 Saving the Piano, this book reinforces the techniques, theory, rhythm work and creative composition introduced in the tutor – with plenty of opportunities to colour in Stik’s lively pictures along the way!