Explore With Me! is a set of six exploratory duets for beginning students to play with a more advanced pianist. Improvisation and rote playing are integrated into every duet, providing the opportunity to tell musical stories and create descriptive sounds across the entire keyboard. Student pages are provided at the end of the book to aid in home practice.
Alison is a composer and piano teacher with a thriving private teaching studio in Surrey, UK. After gaining a teaching diploma she went on to study at the Royal College of Music, London, and was awarded her master’s degree at Surrey University. Central to both Alison’s teaching and writing is the fostering of pianist’s musicianship and creativity. Her compositions provide imaginative music that exploit the full range and sonority of the piano. She quickly established herself as an educational composer, with a portfolio of published books and commissions from ABRSM, Trinity College London and the publisher, Breitkopf & Härtel. As well as her solo collections, Alison’s work can be found in various anthologies and exam syllabi.
