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Molly Gebrian's best-selling book 'Learn Faster, Perform Better' is a great read, based on valuable research. But players with ADHD will need to recalibrate some of her advice in order to leverage the benefits she promotes.
Here's how we can adapt her micro-break idea (and why we need to)... ⬇️

Optimising Practice: Micro-Breaks for ADHD Musicians Explore how Molly Gebrian's insights from "Learn Faster, Perform Better" can be adapted for neurodiverse musicians, especially those with ADHD.

This looks great - review to follow soon!

Karen Marshall has written this insightful guest post for Pianodao, in which she points to the continuing challenges faced by those whose childhood and education were disrupted by the pandemic, and offers powerful hope that through piano lessons, we can help rebuild that generation… ⬇️

Rebuilding a Generation: The Impact of Piano Lessons Post-Pandemic Explore how piano lessons can aid in rebuilding a generation impacted by the pandemic, focusing on empathy and tailored teaching.

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Crafins investigates which piano practice apps best support digital music learning.

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Did you catch Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Jack Pepper on the recent ClasseekMusic podcast?

In their conversation, they discuss how reading and storytelling inform musical interpretation, the importance of representation in classical repertoire, and why championing underrepresented composers matters today — ideas that also connect closely to “Music We Might Have Played,” which features a foreword by Jeneba.

“Music We Might Have Played” brings these ideas into practice. A collaboration between piano pedagogue Andrew Eales and Jack, this piano anthology presents progressive repertoire, composer notes, and music by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Cécile Chaminade, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Elisabetta de Gambarini, and more.

See it for yourself. Online and in all good music stores.
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Did you catch @jenebakannehmason and @jrapepper on the recent @classeekmusic podcast? In their conversation, they discuss how reading and storytelling inform musical interpretation, the importance of representation in classical repertoire, and why championing underrepresented composers matters today — ideas that also connect closely to “Music We Might Have Played,” which features a foreword by Jeneba. “Music We Might Have Played” brings these ideas into practice. A collaboration between piano pedagogue Andrew Eales and Jack, this piano anthology presents progressive repertoire, composer notes, and music by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Cécile Chaminade, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Elisabetta de Gambarini, and more. See it for yourself. Online and in all good music stores. #MusicWeMightHavePlayed #ClasseekPodcast #HalLeonard #JenebaKannehMason #JackPepper

In case you’ve not yet read it, the Pianodao review of the new ABRSM piano syllabus explains all the changes and repertoire trends in depth... don’t miss this essential guide ⬇️

ABRSM 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces: A Comprehensive Review Explore ABRSM's 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces syllabus, featuring fresh repertoire, teaching notes, and digital resources for educators and students.

For those who have read my review and want a second opinion, here’s an excellently written one, which largely asks the same questions I have… ⬇️
https://pianodao.com/2026/06/04/abrsm-piano-syllabus-2027-28/

ABRSM Piano Syllabus 2027-28 | Tradition, Trend, or Both? — David Barton Music Does the new ABRSM Piano Syllabus 2027-28 successfully balance tradition, trend and musical development?

As ABRSM publish their 2027-28 Piano Syllabus, the big question is whether the latest pieces will live up to the board’s high standards, delivering diversity, musical quality, educational value, and genuine appeal. And having had three weeks to explore the music books ahead of their publication, that's the question I hope to answer in the Pianodao review... ⬇️

ABRSM 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces: A Comprehensive Review Explore ABRSM's 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces syllabus, featuring fresh repertoire, teaching notes, and digital resources for educators and students.

In this insightful guest article, the best-selling author and teacher Karen Marshall points to the continuing challenges faced by those whose childhood and education were disrupted by the pandemic, and offers powerful hope that through piano lessons, we can help rebuild that generation… ⬇️

Rebuilding a Generation: The Impact of Piano Lessons Post-Pandemic Explore how piano lessons can aid in rebuilding a generation impacted by the pandemic, focusing on empathy and tailored teaching.