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I have been enjoying the role of Musical director at the lovely community-based North Oxford Youth Theatre. In the last few years we have performed Elf the Musical and Matilda. Right now we are working on Shrek the Musical, looking forward to show week which is always hugely rewarding. Lots of hard work but loads of fun :)

Minced PipersSince the summer of 2018 I have run Family Ceilidh Oxford. We host regular ceilidhs (barn dances) where all ages can get together and have a non-serious knees up to high spirited live music provided by a fantastic band of local folk musicians. See our latest event dates here.

Thanks to London College of Music for featuring my duet, ‘Popcorn’ from Fun, Games and Party Pieces in their Pre-Preparatory Handbook 2021 – 2024.

The second mailing linkedition of my ‘Fun, aboxGames and Party Pieces for beginner Piano’ is out! After selling out of the first batch and having enjoyed using it with my students since it was first published in 2014, I have added eight more pages of new tunes, duet parts and musical stuff. Catherine the illustrator has been busy too! Go to the product page for a preview of some of the new pages.

All the tunes from my books have been recorded and uploaded onto youtube for people to listen to. Head to the videos section.

Fun-Games-Front-CoverCover Bk. 1Cover Bk. 2My books have been used in the Dulwich Music Festival and the Kingston-upon-Thames Festival of the Performing Arts.
Teachers use the tunes from my ‘Fun, Games and Party Pieces for Beginner Piano’ as alternative pieces in the ABRSM prep test.

My third sea shanty arrangement for community choir is out now, available from Spartan Press, as part of the small choir music series.

Really Happy to receive this review from Colourful Keys.

At the Expo with the unstoppable David Barton

What a great two days I had at the Music Education Expo. I got to play my duets and pieces from Fun, Games with loads of people. Saw old friends from last year and made new friends. What was really lovely was to have so many people who bought my books last year come and tell me how much they are enjoying playing my music. One person said their students like playing my duets because they find them ‘Musically satisfying’, and another said they were ‘Instantly beautiful’. This makes me very happy!