Music

Album Leaves

Miscellaneous pieces composed for various occasions. They are not intended for students but are not so difficult that an advanced student couldn’t play any of them.

36 Haiku – for Piano Solo

36 Miniature pieces for solo piano inspired by the Japanese poetic form. These pieces take the structure of the Haiku and translate it into a short instrumental piece for piano.

A set of 12 miniatures for in jazz style, each about a minute long. These pieces are suitable for late intermediate to advanced piano students. Versions for both piano solo and piano trio (piano, bass, drums) are available.

Sanpo Melodies – Sketches for Piano Solo

A set of 12 sketches for piano solo. These pieces cycle through a year from spring to winter. Originally part of a collaboration with the Japanese artist Satoko Noguchi

Studies After Czerny’s Op.261

A collection of short studies is based on Carl Czerny’s 125 Exercises in Passage Playing, Op. 261, Nos. 1-25. Some of the studies in this set are mere reharmonisations of Czerny’s original exercise while others are original compositions.

Fragments: Momentary Expressions of Sorrow

Short pieces for solo piano dedicated to my late father. This set contains short fragments of music to be repeated ad lib.

First Piano Book

A series of 192 progressive solo piano pieces in 3 Volumes for beginner pianists designed to take students from the very beginning to the intermediate stages.