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Welcome to the Pianist magazine site

We are delighted to inform you that Pianist has been accepted in to selected Waitrose stores. So if you're a Waitrose customer, look out for it at the checkout! In fact, Pianist has a strong presence on the newsstand in general – available in almost 400 stores in the UK (for retails outside of the UK, turn to our Contacts page for distributor details). Yes, we are strong on subscription too, but it's good to know that you can find us on the high street. If you are new to Pianist, here's a brief outline of what we are about. Pianist is the piano magazine for people who love to play the piano. You don't just read Pianist - you play it too. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced player, you'll find lots to interest you. Inside you'll find interviews, features and reviews that you'd expect from any top music magazine, but the added bonus is that there are 40 PAGES of specially selected sheet music for players of all levels. Each issue contains a unique 40-page pullout section of sheet music – from the Baroque to Bacharach, and from easy to advanced – with expert notes to technique and interpretation. This section is laid out on different paper that resembles manuscript paper, so it feels like the 'real' thing. There's also a four-page Method section entitled 'Keyboard Class', where the focus is on gaining freedom at the keyboard and learning how to improvise. A specially recorded CD comes free with every issue, so that you can hear all the pieces inside the Scores section before you sit down and learn them. Another great learning tool! Plus there are bonus tracks from our cover artists and other top performers, which means that you get a full-length CD. And look out for our competitions too. There's always something exciting to enter. Just go to the Competitions page, and find out what's in store this month. Roam through our site and you'll find what's in the next issue, what's been in the last 51 issues, find a list of all the Scores featured inside Pianist (from issue No 1 to the present), listen to music clippings from the current Pianist CD, subscribe or order back issues... and so it goes on. Erica Worth Editor