New for 2026, The Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire is taking place at The Purcell School of Music, Bushey from April 10th to 12th 2026. Attend for one, two or three days with optional bed and breakfast. Please contact us for more information and to reserve a place.

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:

Expand your knowledge of music history from the Baroque to Contemporary eras through exploring selected repertoire
Develop deeper understanding of style, technique and performance for advanced repertoire
Improve your technical, interpretative and analytical skills as a performer and teacher
Gain practical skills and inspiration for creative, student-centred and multi-sensory teaching at higher grades

The long weekend will be held on April 10-12 2026 (3 days, 2 optional nights).

Aims of the course

The aims of the Teaching Advanced Piano Repertoire course are to:

Help you gain confidence in teaching piano at Grade 6 and above in creative, multi-sensory and student-centred ways.
Fill any gaps through the study of selected piano repertoire, develop your knowledge of the history of music from the Renaissance to Contemporary period.
Develop a greater understanding of style and performance, harmonic understanding and structure and analysis for each period.
Increase your understanding of technique as appropriate to each genre and learn to apply appropriately.
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:

Are currently teaching at intermediate level and are wanting to consider teaching more advanced repertoire (Grade 6 and above).
Have a willingness to engage with new materials and models of teaching.
Want to have a more comprehensive and secure understanding of piano repertoire and the style and performance practices for each period.
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

Friday April 10th

Arrivals from 8:45am for coffee

Planned sessions from 9:15am:

Style and Interpretation of Baroque Keyboard Music with Joanna Garcia
Technique Lab 1 with Jill Morton
An Introduction to the Advanced Repertoire List with Sally Cathcart

Lunch followed by Musical Moment with Kris Worsley from 1:15pm to 2:30pm

Creative Approaches to Practising
Practical Psychology for Advanced Practice and Performance with Lucinda Mackworth Young

Free time and dinner from 6pm to 7:30pm

Exploring advanced duets and trios

Saturday April 11th

Arrivals from 8:15am for coffee

Planned sessions from 8:45am:

Musicianship – Keyboard Harmony with Sally Cathcart
Technique Lab 2 with Ilga Pitkevica
Style and Interpretation in the Classical Period (Focus on the Sonata) with Kris Worsley

Lunch followed by Musical Moment with Ilga Pitkevica from 1pm to 2:15pm

How to Analyse Advanced Repertoire with Kris Worsley
Style and Interpretation in Romantic Piano Music with Joanna Garcia

Free time and dinner from 6pm to 7:30pm followed by last residential night social

Sunday April 12th

Arrivals from 8:15am for coffee

Planned sessions from 8:45am:

Musicianship – Sight-Reading with Ilga Pitkevica
Health and Wellbeing with Dr Naomi Norton
Style and Interpretation in the 20th & 21st Century with Ilga Pitkevica

Lunch

Creative Approaches to Teaching Aural Awareness with Kris Worsley
Learning from Historical Recordings with Kris Worsley

End of course at approximately 5pm

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.

Fees

Cost per single day, including a two course lunch and refreshments in morning and afternoon breaks: £197

Cost per single day, including a two course lunch and refreshments in morning and afternoon breaks and dinner, bed and breakfast: £232

Discounted rate for 3 days with accommodation and all meals: £631 (saving £30)

Members of EPTA, The Curious Piano Teachers, Practising the Piano Online Academy and ISM are entitled to an additional discount if booking for 3 days with all meals and accommodation: £573

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