Popular Piano Grades

We have recently been introduced to his widely accredited 'Pop Piano Examination' syllabus alongside with its online toolkit. This is not only a breath of fresh air to learning to play the piano but also a way to achieve accreditation milestones. The pieces are very different compared to the established syllabus, and most importantly, we can relate to them, rather than a lot of classical pieces. My daughter is working on this currently and she enjoys using the online toolkit. The content, layout and the quality of the materials on the online portal are well thought of and it was very easily navigated, even by an 8 year old. We only had 1 issue with it and the support provided to assist with the issue was very swift and timely. The online toolkit provides the opportunity, inspiration and motivation to independent learning. She absolutely loves it and we noticed an improvement in the attitude towards learning. This is certainly a game changer for learning to play the piano, and we certainly hope that this will continue.

This online platform is the complete polar opposite to my own learning experiences of learning to play the piano in the 90s. I was made to learn the 4 pieces and only the 4 pieces for grading purposes. I disliked the piano and certainly am unable to recall nor play anything pleasant 20 years later. However, this is very inspiring and with the availability of such resources, I am picking up learning to play the piano again using these materials, at my own pace (and convenience) without the need to travel. Dr Robin Harrison's passion to teach music has been very inspiring and his innovations to inspire learning are second to none! I cannot recommend him highly enough!

The Online Maestro provides a huge amount of not only educational, but very interesting videos made by/with very renowned musicians in the library! Robin is also always on hand to lend a helping hand himself if there’s ever anything you get stuck with. As a music teacher myself, having little insights to some fabulous minds has been for sure my favourite part about this site!