Rachael Wherry Piano Teaching

15/09/2026

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07/09/2026

To celebrate the start of a new terms piano lessons, I’m sharing these gorgeous musical sculptures by SU BLACKWELL 2008 QEST Scholar - 3D Paper Artistry South Yorkshire.

22/06/2026

Sharing this great infographic from Purrfect Practice.

17/06/2026

Piano Safari is a great method to use. My pupils love these winning pieces too !

One of the best ways to ensure that our students will be ready for an upcoming recital is to choose appropriate repertoire.But what do I mean by “appropriate”? I have three criteria...

20/09/2025

I was enjoying visiting the Bowes Museum today and saw a lovely square piano made by Thomas Haxby (1729–1796), Haxby was a prominent English instrument maker from York known for building harpsichords, spinets, organs, and pianos. After a career as a musician and organ tuner, he established a music shop in York in 1756, selling instruments from his own workshop and from other makers. This shop eventually became Banks Music! I wonder if the family name came from the fact that the family lived in our village of Haxby ? There are also Haxby pianos, harpsichords and square pianos you can see in The Castle Museum York.

15/09/2025

This is my favourite term. I love welcoming everyone back from the summer break. It’s great to reconnect and hear what exciting things my pupils have been playing or taking part in. This is also the term where we will be preparing music for our Christmas Recital which is always a fabulous event where my pupils perform their favourite pieces and also prepare special seasonal music and carols.

30/08/2025

Funny and very clever 🎹😁

This is my take on "Happy Birthday" Variations! I had the idea to have composers (represented by their pieces) fight against each other in a parody-quotation format, while also integrating the Happy Birthday motif in as many places as possible. I've listed all the quotations and instances of Happy B...

15/07/2025

Definitely worth getting tickets for. Carolyn Craig is a wonderful organist and I’m so pleased that she’s coming to play at the Minster. To all my pupils struggling to play with two hands together watch the video and be amazed! 🤔🤯🤣😉

11/07/2025

My Grandson plays the cello in this orchestra. The concert was a triumph. Proud Grandma !!

03/06/2025

Another cracking graphic from AI 😂 Not quite what I meant by practicing backwards - but brilliant nonetheless !