Want to learn piano?This week I was delighted to be interviewed by BBC Radio Newcastle’s Anna Foster on the afternoon show. This is part 1.Catch the recordin...

Learn piano with NOT Another Piano Book, BBC Newcastle Mark Deeks Anna Foster Interview part 1

Last week I was delighted to be interviewed as part of BBC Radio Newcastle’s Book Week with the fantastic Alfie Joey to talk about my new book ’NOT Another P...

NOT Another Piano Book by Mark Deeks BBC Newcastle Interview with Alfie Joey

Online piano coach, best selling author, helping use music to improve your mental health for 25 years.

Mark is the best selling author of “NOT Another Piano Book: How Everything That Stopped You Playing Like a Piano Legend So Far… Shouldn’t!”.

He has spent more than 20 years working as a musical director, pianist, arranger and teacher, and has built a really diverse group of musicians as a client base. From artists such as Faye Tozer of Steps to black metal bands Winterfylleth (a band Mark ended up joining!) and Drudkh. He has given Lenny Henry piano lessons, and written versions of songs by metal stars Sonata Arctica for symphony orchestra and choir.

Mark’s extensive work as a musical director has included everything from choirs for the BBC, Magic Radio, and his own Sing United, to music theatre shows such as West Side Story and The Sound of Music. He has conducted the Royal Northern Sinfonia and written string parts for Japanese post rock legends Mono. He has previous clients around the world including France, Canada, Finland and Holland, and has even co-written and toured a comedy musical with the BBC’s Alfie Joey.

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