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Happy Piano Day 2025!
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…
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Term Dates
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…
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Free Music – Update
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…
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Free Music!
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!
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Free 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…
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Success – or Failure?
“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…
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Parents’ Evening Reminder
Parents, could you please let me know if you’re able to come in for a chat during the last fifteen minutes of your child’s lesson next week? That’s week beginning 16th December, the last week of the Rippling Keys Music term. I have heard from a few parents, but not many. Please do come, I’d…
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Thank you!
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…
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Socks or Slippers?
As you know, there’s a “no shoes” rule in my house, but as the weather gets colder, and in the absence of carpets on my floors, it can get pretty chilly underfoot. Please do bring slippers to your lessons if it helps. Did anyone get the Piano Advent Calendar? If you did, please bring it…
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Music Advent Calendar!
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…