My ‘How to Take Your ABRSM Music Theory Exam’ book is an exam technique guide which will help you be best prepared to take your music theory exam and will also help you to maximise the marks you gain when actually taking the exam. My students are always advised to follow the procedures outlined in this book and it is not unusual for students to gain Distinction - some even scoring 100%. Take a look!

How to Take Your ABRSM Music Theory Exam - Grades 1, 2 and 3
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How To Take Your ABRSM Music Theory Exam Grades 4 and 5: Exam Techniques For Everyone by Sharon Bill
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My Harmony and Composition book is a pocket sized resource for Grades 6-8 Music Theory, and advanced harmony study. This is a distilled version of the basic concepts you need to understand for ABRSM Grades 6 - 8, easily referenced without being bamboozled by an information overload. I refer to these notes all of the time in my lessons.

My new books are now available via Amazon worldwide

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Music Practice Diary
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My Music Practice Diary was born after a conversation discussing the need for a ‘no-nonsense’ dairy to log your daily music practice routine. Using tips from years of teaching music I have created a diary which will help you to maximise the time you spend at your instrument. You have to work smarter, not necessarily harder. Plan your work then work your plan! Take a look around my Music Practice Diary.

My new books are now available via Amazon worldwide

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Music Practice Diary
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YouTube is an excellent resource. Whatever you want to learn, you can find it there. With ABRSM Music Theory exam time only just behind us I thought this was a good opportunity to show you behind the scenes when I'm recording my Music Theory Tuition Series. Read More…

A little taste of my new cosy mystery, Artful Designs - just out! …

Mere hours after a Constable watercolour sketch is featured in a presentation at a meeting of Mossleigh Women’s Institute the original is stolen from the Whitworth Art Gallery. It seems that the cultured veneer of the art world shields a much seedier underworld where theft is just the icing on the cake. Read More…

Here is a short audio extract from my debut cosy mystery novel 'Fête Fatale' - the first in my Beth Williams series - and the eBook and paperback are available from Amazon (UK, USA and other nations)

After 25 years of piano and music theory tuition my lessons are now available on YouTube in glorious cinematic 4K!

Each of the videos is exactly as I would teach at home - it's as if you were sitting next to me for your weekly lesson.

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It's been a real joy to work together with my husband to produce this book. Just as the characters in the story pool their resources to get to the bottom of the mystery my husband and I have teamed up to create all the aspects required to make this book a tangible reality. I enjoy watching him at work and now you can watch it too!

The start of the academic year and the autumnal darker, colder nights causes many complaints. After all the moaning and groaning about being back to school I feel I should re-dress the balance. There's a fresh chill in the air in the morning and it's a fresh, new start to the school year. I love September! Read More…

Fête Fatale by Sharon Bill (ME!) My debut novel.

Is a cosy mystery based in Rural Cheshire amid a Women's Institute Summer Fête where everything doesn't quite work to plan, is now available. This is the first in the Beth Williams Mysteries series.

Available in Paperback and eBook from;

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As an avid Amazon Audible subscriber I'm a great fan of the audio book. But is this cheating?
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