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“Complex music is constructed from thousands of moments of simplicity”

Since Technique in Practice was published in 2020, teachers have been asking how this new volume fits in the sequence of technique material that begins with Superstudies 1. So now seems a good time to describe the way I use these books with my own pupils.

Celebrations in Italy: A post from Mary Cohen

Mary Cohen writes about a recent visit to Trento, Italy, where she lead a weekend of workshops with students.

Mastering violin technique with Mary Cohen

Author Mary Cohen talks about her new book for violinists, Violin Technique in Practice

'Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose' - choral cantata premieres in Portsmouth

From Alexander L'Estrange, the composer of Zimbe! (over 100 performances worldwide now) comes Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose

Daniel Pioro and the Marian Consort premiere Coult’s O Ecclesia at Wigmore Hall

Reworking of music by Hildegard von Bingen for violin and choir to appear at Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh Festival

Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson perform Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem

Plus a new orchestration of 'Bright Mariner' from Goodall's Unconditional Love

Steel City Strings tour Anne Boyd’s Bencharong

String orchestra work inspired by traditions of Thai pottery in concerts across New South Wales

John Woolrich stages evening of string quartets and film in Folkestone

String Quartets from A Book of Inventions performed in Folkestone

Vine’s ‘Short Story’ features in Kathryn Stott’s valedictory tour

Piece from The Anne Landa Preludes features as one of Stott's Musical Postcards on farewell UK tour

How to praise our students

This extract from Paul Harris's The Virtuoso Teacher explains how teachers can use praise in a productive way.

Carl Vine study published

A lucid guide to Vine's concert music released as part of Wildbird Music’s Australian Composers series

Song of Pure Nothingness premieres in St Andrews

A new incarnation of Davies's Troubadour-inspired song

Staying sharp: why music teachers should never stop learning

Mark Wilson and Paul Wood, creators of Stringtastic, share some of the benefits of exploring new resources as a teacher.

Solving the problems for beginner strings: Stringtastic Beginners

Stringtastic Beginners is a fun new series designed to teach through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. The authors explain how they solved the problems facing string teachers in this exciting new series.

Stephen Warbeck Nominated for a 2021 César Award

Stephen's score to French drama 'DNA' has been nominated for Best Original Score in the 2021 César Awards.

Tanglewood Stages Knussen Opera

‘You did not have to search for things to love about Mr. Knussen’s 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Every bar is vividly drawn and full of energy.’ The New York Times (Allan Kozinn), 17 August 2010

George Benjamin at Strasbourg Musica

George Benjamin is Featured Composer at Strasbourg’s prestigious Musica festival, in September and October 2005.

Repertoire focus: Matthew Hindson and the ballet stage

George Benjamin acclaim in Stockholm

George Benjamin was featured over the weekend at the famous Stockholm Philharmonic’s ‘Tonsattarfestival’ in Stockholm with ten of his major works.

Valgeir Sigurðsson's 'We Are in Time' - 'moving and strange'

'We Are in Time', a stunning new music-theatre work about a heart transplant by Valgeir Sigurðsson and Pamela Carter, has been premiered to great acclaim by Scottish Ensemble and Untitled Projects.

Giving our students a balanced diet of piano repertoire

Karen Marshall, creator of the PianoTrainer series, sets out how piano teachers can provide a balanced diet of repertoire for students and provides a Repertoire Record free download.

Tamara Stefanovich to premiere Martin Suckling etude

Etude: ‘Orrery’ will be premiered at the Luxembourg Philharmonie in January 2022

First Hungarian staging of Benjamin’s Into the Little Hill

Müpa Budapest is host to the production with Károlyi, Molnár, Vajda and UMZE

standard issue perform Illean’s février in UK and Germany

2019 trio for clarinet, cello, and piano at music we'd like to hear and Ensemble Modern Academy