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is a pianist, writer, teacher and composer. She has published over 25 books including the best-selling three-book piano course, (Schott), as well as the more recent (Schott), which won the 2022 Presto Music Award for ‘Best New Series of the Year’. Melanie teaches the piano at Junior Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Eton College.

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