Grant Arnold

It had never been on my radar to write a sonata, but back in July 2021 I had an idea for a little ditty for my beginner piano students,...

Some people say they’d love to be able to compose music, and some might even ‘have a go at it’ but tend to give up when all they seem to...

Here's the piece -https://youtu.be/C3q4kGkKcEk It was early Christmas Day 2020, and I was going about doing normal things, preparing for...

Haha ... no, the cat did not really compose anything! My cat, Oscar, couldn't care less about this piece, because cats are like that!...

Is it difficult to compose a piece for piano? Does it take hours, days, weeks or months? Do we have to be ‘inspired’ at the start, or can...

What makes us think that anything we want to do is going to be easy to achieve, or hard for that matter, or anywhere in-between? I reckon...

Even though finger nails can be useful and desirable, they're not so good if you want to be a good piano player and progress past the...

What should we think about wrong notes, or mistakes generally? Whether we like it or not, they happen frequently when learning the piano,...

Do you know that famous orchestral piece by Ravel called 'Bolero'? It has a really catchy theme which repeats over and over. In fact it...

Well let's start by saying that 'rocking riffs' are good on the piano, because the piano can be made to sound exciting and rhythmic....

Steinway, Bechstein, Mercedes, Audi.... These are a few names of piano and car manufacturers. And they are prestige brands! And they are...

The 'musical form' of a piece of music is a fundamental aspect of it, and plays a vital role in its success (or otherwise). What is...

Do you want to know how to organise your musical ideas? In this blog, we will think of a musical composition as being like a ‘house’, and...

Almost everyone can sing if they want to, but why are many people afraid to sing? Here's a video I found that explains some of the...

If you already have an upright or grand piano in good working order, then fantastic!!! Stop reading right here!!! But if you don’t have...