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

In this episode, let's talk about bringing old masterpieces into the 21st Century! For more information, please visit: www.whaviland.com/podcast Happy piano learning/playing!

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

For Episode Six of my piano podcast, let's take a look at a wonderful online resource for obtaining free public... more

In this episode, we'll investigate cadences in music - exactly what are they, and how can we recognise and use... more

Episode three of my new piano podcast deals with basic chords [triads] and their possible 'inversions', or put another way,... more