Tag: student compositions

  • Thankyou card from Kampala Music School

    I received a lovely card through the post today from Fiona Carr of Friends of Kampala Music School acknowledging receipt of the £300 raised for Betina’s lessons last year. The concerts actually raised £430 but I have kept the surplus aside to provide any other disbursements Betina may need in the course of her lessons (exams, music…

  • Students perform in Chester recital

    Thirty students performed in the Charity Piano Recital last week at The King’s School.  The concert raised a further £180 towards Betina’s lesson bursary bringing the total raised this year to over £400. With a year of lessons costing £300 this means there is a surplus to go towards her exam fees and other costs.…

  • Composition Competition 2010 – Results

    It was great to receive 11 composition submissions to the competition and many of my students had worked hard on their pieces. In the end though I had to come up with two winners from the entries received and these pieces were performed at the concert on 4th December, 2010. I will add some more…

  • 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…

  • 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…