Garreth Brooke
pianist, composer, teacher, grief companion
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Garreth Brooke is a British born composer, pianist, teacher and curator of the contemporary sheet music project Upright. His music is published by 1631 Recordings under the pen name Garreth Broke.

His writes occasional guest posts on PianoDao. His article about suicide prevention and mental health was published on Huffington Post UK. 

He teaches piano lessons in English in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

"Garreth has an irresistable power to create unique moments in music" - Sonoroscape

"Lovely... genuinely uplifting..." - Stationary Travels

"Garreth is a fantastic piano teacher" - Brenda Christensen, professional soprano and singing teacher

Photo: Anna Salzmann

Garreth Brooke is a pianist, composer, writer, teacher and grief companion based in Frankfurt, Germany.

“Full of warmth and intimacy, beauty, contrast, and dynamism. The depth of the compositions matches the dazzling technical skill. Broke plays with effortless grace, always focused and with profound inner reflection. Life Through Loss is an extraordinary album that helps anyone experiencing grief to integrate loss into the fabric of life.” — Hans Kaltwasser, DerKulturBlog

“One of the brightest upcoming voices in piano education today” — Andrew Eales, PianoDao.com

"Lovely... genuinely uplifting…" — Brian Houseman, Stationary Travels

“Cuts through the noise of overwrought emotions and cheap platitudes, and speaks directly the heart, reminding people through the beauty of music and art that others have been there too.” — Rhonda Rizzo, No Dead Guys

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Musical work

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Life Through Loss reviews
Life Through Loss reviews

A collection of reviews for Life Through Loss, featuring InMusic, Der Kultur Blog, Headphone Commute and A Closer Listen.

Life Through Loss - German launch 27.9.2025
Life Through Loss - German launch 27.9.2025

Thank you to everyone who came to the German launch of my album Life Through Loss on Saturday. It was so wonderful to spend an evening with a full room of such attentive listeners and I am very grateful (especially for the standing ovation!)

If you're a Brit, the UK launch is on 11th October. Hope to see you there!

Life Through Loss is out now
Life Through Loss is out now

Life Through Loss is out now!

Garreth on Saarländischer Rundfunk
Garreth on Saarländischer Rundfunk

I was delighted to be interviewed by the wonderful Gabi Szarvas on Saarländischer Rundfunk. Over 30 minutes, we explored the music of Life Through Loss, my volunteer work as a grief companion, and why I think we need to talk a bit more about grief.

In German / auf Deutsch

Bittersweet - out now!
Bittersweet - out now!

The latest single from Life Through Loss is out now. Find ‘Bittersweet’ on your favourite streaming platform.

 

Pedagogical work

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Shortlisted for the Art of Piano Teaching Awards
Shortlisted for the Art of Piano Teaching Awards

Two of my projects have been nominated in the Best Digital Resource category at the 2025 Art of Piano Teaching Awards.

Piano Creativity is a site for piano teachers who want to use more improvisation and creativity in their piano lessons.

Piano Chords in All Keys is a set of two digital books co-written with Ruth Alberici. These help students to quickly understand chords in a practical, visual way.

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Resource for teachers: Bumper Chords Workbook
Resource for teachers: Bumper Chords Workbook

Together with Ruth Alberici, I’ve just published a book for piano teachers who want to teach chords — but want it to be fun and practical. I’m a bit biased but I think it’s the best chord book out there. I hope you’ll check it out!

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TopMusicMag
TopMusicMag

This month’s edition of TopMusicMag is all about teaching creativity, and features a helpful guide to finding time for creativity in piano lessons written by me!

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PianoCreativity.com
PianoCreativity.com

PianoCreativity.com is for piano teachers who want to improvise and compose with their students but don’t know where to start. I've been writing it since March 2024 and there's now a lovely community of teachers. I hope you join us!

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My Communities

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PianoCreativity.com
PianoCreativity.com

PianoCreativity.com is for piano teachers who want to improvise and compose with their students but don’t know where to start. I've been writing it since March 2024 and there's now a lovely community of teachers. I hope you join us!

Join my Patreon community
Join my Patreon community

My Patreon community is a lovely group of supporters who, in exchange for a small financial contribution of their choosing, get a much closer insight into the work I do and bonuses like access to a complete archive of my audio and sheet music, discounts on merchandise, and occasional Patreon exclusives.

Click here to find out more — I’d love to have you join the community!