Will Hay

Category: Piano Teaching

  • Competitive Music Festivals 2011

    Some of my pupils have taken part in competitive music festivals in past years. It is always a challenging yet rewarding experience taking part in a competition even if you don’t win!

    Wirral Festival of Music, Speech & Drama
    8th and 9th April, 2011 at Birkenhead High School Academy

    Pianoforte classes in which you may be interested:

    Class 100 – 8 yrs and under – £4.75
    The Jolly Clown by Martha Mier (sheet music)

    Class 101 – 8 yrs and under – £4.75
    Own choice

    Class 102 – 9 yrs and under – £4.75
    The Bare Necessities by Terry Gilkyson (sheet music)

    Class 103 – 9 yrs and under – £4.75
    Own choice

    Class 104 – 10 years and under – £4.75
    Clowns and Tumblers by Stephen Heller (sheet music)

    Class 105 – 10 years and under – £4.75
    Own choice

    Class 106 – 12 years and under – £4.75
    Brandenburg Gate by Dave Brubeck (sheet music)

    Class 107 – 12 years and under – £4.75
    Own choice

    Class 108 – 14 years and under – £5.00
    “Sonnenschein in flur und hain” by F. Kirchner (sheet music)

    Class 109 – 14 years and under- £5.00
    Own choice

    Class 110 – 16 years and under- £5.00
    “Route 66” by Bobby Troup (sheet music)

    Class 111 – 16 years and under- £5.00
    Own choice

    More demo tracks will be posted as they become available, please check back!

    There are also a range of vocal and instrumental classes which may also be of interest. New this year is “Battle of the Bands: Rock ‘n Roll to Rap” , “Pop Idol Solo” and “Cabaret Solo”. Download the full music syllabus or the speech syllabus. Online entry opens from 1st January, 2011 or you can download an entry form to enter in the traditional way by 31st January, 2011

    Liverpool Performing Arts Festival

    28th Feb – 3rd March at St. George’s Hall, Liverpool
    Closing Date 10th December 2010

    Class 42 – Year 4 and Under – £3.75
    Any piece from Chester’s Piano Starters Bk 2

    Class 43 – Year 5 & 6 – £3.75
    Any piece from A Keyboard Anthology Series 1 Book 1

    More classes to follow

    Newcastle Under Lyme Festival of Music, Speech & Drama
    18th and 19th March, 2011

    Syllabus information to follow

    Chester Competitive Festival of Performing Arts
    Saturday, 14th May 2011 at King’s School, Chester

    Syllabus information not yet available


  • 10th Piano Tuition Newsletter

    I have published my last print edition of my Piano Tuition Newsletter as I now intend to only publish them on-line through the email newsletter on the website.

    If you are not already subscribed to the email newsletter, then please fill in your name and email address in the box on my website.

    The past ten newsletters are available to download in pdf by following the links below:

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  • Christmas Composition Competition

    Though the title is a bit of a tongue-twister the idea is quite straight forward…

    This year I am hosting a Christmas Composition Competition to get all my students trying their hand at composing. It is open to all my students and you may compose a song with or without words but there must be a Christmas theme.

    • The composition must have a suitable title
    • There must be a piano part which you can play
    • You may use noteflight to produce a score and have other parts playing at the same time.
    • Free Manuscript paper is available here to download and print
    • The score must be submitted to me (digitally or in print) by the closing date of 27th November, 2010
    • I will showcase the best entries in a gallery on my website
    • The winner must be prepared to perform the winning entry at the next concert on 4th December, 2010 2pm at the Music School, The King’s School

    I will try to provide support with your compositions over the next few weeks and can give students a session on noteflight in their lessons to get them up to speed.

  • New lesson timetables online

    Lesson timetables for piano lessons in school this half term are available to download. If you haven’t already registered on my on-line lesson diary system then please do so ASAP. Click on the picture of your school to view lesson times.

  • Betina’s progress – July 2010

    The video promised at the last concert is now available so that you can hear how Betina is progressing. Adding the total raised at the last concert this year’s Kampala Music School bursary fund now stands at £250. We will continue to support it with the next concert in November.