Solos
1. The “Eggs” Factor
2. Scottish Snap
3. Horatio Danced a Hornpipe
4. The Japanese Pavilion
5. Couch Potato
6. Heavy Plant Crossing
7. Sleepless in Tobago
8. Dance of the Three Pixies
9. Much ado about Nothing
10. Thought for the Day
11. Gobbledygook
12. Custer”s Last Stand
13. Paganini Drives a Lamborghini
14. The Cat Burglar
15. Tanner”s Fandango
16. Ham-Fisted Honky Tonk
17. Cabin Fever
18. A Day at the Races
19. Facing the Quincy Quancies
Duets
20. My Granny Plays the Banjo
21. Rata-tata-tata-tata-tat
22. Tickled Pink
23. A Carol by Candlelight
Mark Tanner’s music covers a wide variety of styles and instruments, and is popular with ABRSM, Trinity College and London College. Around 50 pieces have been selected for piano, brass and woodwind syllabuses. His five volume piano series entitled ‘Scapes’ was shortlisted for the Best Print Resource at the Music Teacher Awards, and Mark’s piano music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. Mark has perfomed extensively, having appeared on many occasions at London’s Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and St John’s Smith Square. In excess of 300 recitals have been given at sea on all of the Cunard, Saga and P&O lines, many with flautist Gillian Poznansky, and his recordings, which have made an especial feature of new commissions and previously unrecorded works, have achieved consistently glowing reviews: “Magnificent playing”, Gramophone.
As well as having published over 70 volumes of compositions, transcriptions and arrangements with various publishing houses, Faber have published six books/repertoire volumes, including The Mindful Pianist (also published in Chinese) and The Piano in Black and White, the latter pitched at the independent adult learner. Mark has published around 50 feature-length ‘Masterclass’ articles for Pianist Magazine and has written hundreds of reviews and articles for a number of leading music publications. He has also published two books on mindfulness for Leaping Hare Press: Mindfulness in Music (also published in Spanish) and Mindfulness in Sound. Mark holds a PhD and Honorary degree from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
He is a member of Mensa, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a veteran adjudicator for B.I.F.F. For ABRSM Mark has examined grades and diplomas for 20 years, having undertaken nearly 50 international tours to all continents. He has also adjudicated the keyboard section of the BBC Young Musician.
There are three volumes pitched at the easy level in Mark Tanner's Eye Tunes Series: Eye Tunes for Rocket Scientists, Eye Tunes for Zoo Keepers…
There are three volumes pitched at the easy level in Mark Tanner’s Eye Tunes Series: Eye Tunes for Rocket Scientists, Eye Tunes for Zoo Keepers and Eye Tunes: Liquorice Allsorts.
These are not tutor books for the raw beginner, but resources aimed at expanding and stimulating players who have already had the benefit of a little grounding (typically anywhere from a matter of weeks to a year or more, depending on age and aptitude). Hence the overall scope of these books lies somewhere between what might be thought of as between “preparatory, “initial” and “early grades”.
There are currently eight volumes in the Eye Tunes series for piano: starting at grade 1 and culminating in a duets album, grades 6-8.
Previously Published by Spartan Press
Former catalogue number: SP1110
