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In this volume, we’re featuring we’re featuring 8 sampling of pieces by Rebecca Chambers, each carefully crafted with the student in mind. Drawing inspiration from nature, the sounds of Asia, and expressive and imaginative moods, Rebecca’s compositions challenge pianists both technically and musically, making them excellent learning experiences as well as performance selections. Enjoy!

Rebecca began her professional piano studies at Chetham’s School of Music when she was 14 years old. She then gained a place at the Royal Northern College of Music and was fortunate to study under the highly acclaimed pianist and pedagogue Marjorie Clementi (descendant of Muzio Clementi) and international concert pianist Martin Roscoe. During her time at the RNCM, her duo and trio received tutoring from Ronan O’Hora (Head of Keyboard at the Guildhall) and Hannah Roberts (professor of cello at the Royal Academy of Music). She graduated with both the GRNCM and PGRNCM diplomas.

Rebecca made her debut at age 16, performing Saint-Saëns’s second piano concerto with Chetham’s Chamber Orchestra in East Germany. She subsequently performed a live BBC broadcast of it. She has performed extensively throughout the UK, and her musical endeavours have taken her overseas to Ireland, Qatar, Dubai, and Istanbul. Rebecca has examined for the LCME exam board and has performed and adjudicated at the Pera Piano Festival in Istanbul.

Rebecca has a large private teaching practice and currently teaches at Bolton school – one of the largest independent schools in the country – where she regularly gives recitals. Her students have been offered places at highly acclaimed institutions: Chetham’s School of Music, RNCM, RCM, and the Birmingham Conservatoire. Bolton school has provided an excellent audience for her compositions. Her students have performed her pieces – both solos and duets – and they have gone on to achieve top grades in their GCSE music exams.

Rebecca currently examines for the Music Teachers’ Board (MTB Exams), which is an excellent board for creativity. It allows students to perform their own choice of contrasting repertoire.

Rebecca’s compositional career began in 2012 when LCME published her Grade 2 piece ‘Chinese Whispers.’ Since then, she has built up a body of work of over 150 piano pieces. She is a member of EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) and, in June 2024, had her piece ‘Beethoven’s Chase’ published in their Professional Piano Magazine.

Rebecca loves working with children, and when her daughter was a toddler, Rebecca developed her own music education syllabus for the early years of study – Teddy Bear Music. This was highly successful and taught at local schools. It was comprised of many of her own musical theatre compositions.

Rebecca studied singing in Chetham’s Chamber Choir, which is evident in her compositions that have a lyrical quality and unique expressiveness, engaging to both student and teacher. Additionally, she has composed several vocal works. Her daughter is following in her musical footsteps and studies singing at Chetham’s School of Music.

Rebecca comes from a musical family. Her brother is a trained concert guitarist, who studied with ABRSM senior examiner and composer Richard Wright and then went on to study the PPRNCM Diploma at the RNCM. Her late father was a guitarist and prolific songwriter, who had recording contracts with both Warner Bros. and Sony/EMI.

For more info and to listen to samples of Rebecca’s work, please visit her website: rebecca1.godaddysites.com.

5 - Rebecca Chambers: Glacier Tears

6 - Rebecca Chambers: Rainbow Falls

7 - Rebecca Chambers: Thinking of You

8 - Rebecca Chambers: Beautiful China

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In this volume, we’re thrilled to once again feature the work of composer-educator Tara Boykin, best known for her innovative Cascade Method. Her music makes learning piano an adventure—encouraging students to improvise, explore blues patterns, and gain fluency reading from the staff. This collection includes three simple-to-use selections from her Pop Method, which allow beginning students to explore familiar tunes. Tara also brings us highlights from Piano Language, the vibrant online platform she acquired in 2022, known for its wealth of fresh educational piano repertoire. Joining her are composers Alexa Madison and Ryan Yard, whose expressive, crowd-pleasing pieces round out this inspiring collection.

Hi, I’m Tara! I am a mom of two boys and live just north of San Francisco, California. I fell in love with the piano at four years old. I started teaching at fourteen and composing at sixteen—eventually releasing four albums that can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora.

I created my own method of teaching known as Cascade Method. While I was trained classically, I have a deep passion for teaching fun and modern methods so that students fall in love with the piano and have a desire to play for life! I received my bachelor’s degree in music therapy, with a focus in special-needs education so that I could study the psychology behind learning music and help make the piano accessible and fun for anyone to learn!

For more info, please visit CascadeMethod.com and PianoLanguage.com.

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