Something a little different this week: I thought we’d explore some psychological elements of the musical experience - specifically what... more

Following last week’s show looking at the individual musical keys - their moods/colours, and specific composers’ preferences - I thought... more

As this podcast is entitled 'Piano Key: A to G' I felt it about time to take a closer look... more

For today's piano podcast episode, let's look at the primary chords in music, and discover how simply knowing these three... more

Something slightly different this week! Following questions from a podcast listener, I thought I'd put together an episode outlining how... more

Greetings piano lovers! In today's podcasting episode, we're going to take a brief look at my compositional process - specifically,... more

In today's episode, we delve into the world of one of the most iconic film series of all time. Yes:... more

In today's episode, we look at Maurice Ravel's most popular composition: Bolero. Despite being an instant success, the writer never... more

For this week's piano podcast episode, let’s investigate the concept of 'rubato' in music, and discuss why I think it... more

For this week's piano podcast episode: some reflections on a 15 year musical project, started by the possibilities of YouTube;... more

Something slightly different this week! I thought we'd discuss my eight favourite recordings to take with me, should I ever... more

Mind totally blown this week by my discovery of the existing powers of artifical intelligence to create seemingly endless new... more

In this podcast episode of Piano Key A to G, we'll look at one of the most famous pieces of... more

Let's explore this fascinating and fairly uncommon musical interval, known by many names, including the 'Devil's Chord'. Why is it... more

Greetings piano podcast listeners! I hope 2025 is getting off to a good start. In today's episode, we'll be looking... more

Happy New Year everyone! Join me for a quick musical January episode, where we consider some positive New Year's Resolutions... more

Let's take a brief look at the music of Cole Porter, specifically an unusual piece structurally: Begin the Beguine!

For Part Two of our Christmas piano podcast, let's delve into one of the darkest of carols: The Coventry Carol.... more

Let us take a brief look at the magic of Franz Gruber's 'Silent Night' - my favourite Christmas carol. What... more