Hello everyone, this is just to let you know that I will be posting on a blog on the Rippling Keys website from next week. The overarching name for the blog is “Humoresque”, which means a light-hearted piece of music, usually short and lively. It may be fanciful and humorous, apparently! Probably the best-known humoresque …
Congratulations to Abigail, my adult piano student in China, who took part in Piano Day 2025 with enthusiasm, skill, musicianship and great energy! Shen Wai International School in Nanshan, Shenzhen, held a “Pianothon” to celebrate Piano Day. This day of continuous piano playing was a fund raiser for the Captivate Charity, based in China. Abigail …
Did you know that a piano has 88 keys? Did you know that the 88th day of the year is marked as Piano Day? Did you know that this year is the 10th Anniversary of Piano Day? Well, you do now! This year, Piano Day falls on Saturday 29th March. There are many events taking …
This is just a reminder to check dates of Rippling Keys Music terms and holidays. These don’t always correspond with school terms, which vary in any case across the country (and across the world!) So please do look out for these, and check regularly for updates too. All updates will be posted on the News …
Just to let you all know that the Free Music catalogue has been updated today. If you haven’t yet chosen anything, please do have a look. Thank you. If you didn’t get this message before, and perhaps you don’t know what I’m talking about(!), please see the post called “Free Music”, a bit below this …
My apologies, I should have said: please do check the list for updates before getting in touch. Any items claimed will have a strikethrough in red. These are no longer available. Enjoy browsing and choosing your free sheet music!
Sheet music, Books and Manuscript Paper This was my mother’s collection, and I would like to give it to anyone who might make use of it. So if you, or anyone in your family, or any friend or contact of yours, would like any sheet music or books from this catalogue, please let me know …
“I’m struggling to play my piece at 92 to the crotchet.” The pupil sits on the piano stool and waits for me to fix this. I look in the notebook and see that I did indeed ask them to prepare their piece at 92 to the crotchet. I call this a “target”. The target was …
Thank you to everyone who sponsored me on my Walk 30 Miles Challenge. When I signed up to this, I committed to walking one mile every day during November. This was to raise money for Cancer Research UK, and, thanks to your support, I have been able to contribute £64 to this cause. I’m proud …
I’ve come across this music advent calendar, suitable for beginner and learner pianists, keyboardists and guitarists. It looks so much fun! You have a different festive song to play for each of the first 25 days in December, and of course that means it’s cumulative! Imagine! By Christmas Day you’ll be able to perform 25 …