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Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire
Our April 2026 Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire Course was fully booked and a great success.
Next course: April 2027
Please contact us for more information or to reserve a place.
Provisional dates: 9th–11th April 2027 (tbc)
This Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire course is designed for piano teachers who are ready to expand their expertise and begin confidently playing and teaching more advanced repertoire and pupils. Through a rich blend of history, repertoire, analysis and practical teaching strategies you will:
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Expand your knowledge of music history from the Baroque to Contemporary eras through exploring selected repertoire
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Develop deeper understanding of style, technique and performance for advanced repertoire
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Improve your technical, interpretative and analytical skills as a performer and teacher
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Gain practical skills and inspiration for creative, student-centred and multi-sensory teaching at higher grades
The long weekend will be held in April 2027 (3 days, 2 optional nights). Provisional dates are Friday April 9th to Sunday April 11th.
Aims of the course
The aims of the Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire course are to:
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Help you gain confidence in teaching piano at Grade 6 and above in creative, multi-sensory and student-centred ways.
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Fill any gaps through the study of selected piano repertoire, develop your knowledge of the history of music from the Renaissance to Contemporary period.
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Develop a greater understanding of style and performance, harmonic understanding and structure and analysis for each period.
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Increase your understanding of technique as appropriate to each genre and learn to apply appropriately.
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Deepen your personal musicianship skills and creative approaches to practising.
Who this course is for?
The Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire course is suitable for piano teachers who:
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Are currently teaching at intermediate level and are wanting to consider teaching more advanced repertoire (Grade 6 and above).
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Have a willingness to engage with new materials and models of teaching.
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Want to have a more comprehensive and secure understanding of piano repertoire and the style and performance practices for each period.
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Would like to learn and develop with the support of like-minded peers.
For more information, please contact us: info@pianoteacherscourse.co.uk
Course Tutors
Course Tutors clockwise from top left: Sally Cathcart, Lucinda Mackworth-Young, Ilga Pitkevica, Jill Morton, Kris Worsley and Joanna Garcia. Guest tutor Dr Naomi Norton will also be delivering a session on Sunday 12th April.
The course has been designed to be modular with each day having a different focus. You can book for one, two or three days and you can choose to stay over (at a modest additional cost) or travel in each day. We highly recommend you book for three days and stay at The Purcell School of Music for maximum benefit and enjoyment and are therefore discounting the third day if you book all three days.
All the sessions will run as practical workshops with participant involvement. An Advanced Repertoire list will form the core content of the Style and Interpretation workshops however individuals are welcome to bring additional repertoire.
We reserve the right to make minor alterations to the timing and order of sessions.
Course Content
Structure of the Course Days
Each day starts with tea/coffee, and on Saturday and Sunday there will be a cooked breakfast for those staying over. There will be breaks with coffee/tea and cakes/biscuits mid-morning and mid-afternoon and a hot two-course lunch in the middle of the day. If you choose to book accommodation you will also be able to join us for a two-course evening meal. Alternatively you may bring your own food to eat before the last session in the evening.