Garreth Brooke
pianist, composer, teacher, grief companion
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About Garreth

Garreth Brooke is a composer, pianist, teacher and grief companion.

His music (released under the pen name Garreth Broke) explores what it means to be human in a harsh yet beautiful world. He began composing in his early teens, and what started as joy became a vital refuge during a family crisis when his mother battled severe depression. After studying at the University of Oxford, he collaborated with artist Anna Salzmann, blending music and visual art. His work has appeared on leading labels and major radio stations. His album Life Through Loss (Neue Meister) reflects grief, hope, and shared human experience. It draws on his work as a grief companion, offering solace and connection to listeners navigating loss. He writes musical elegies for grieving people to help them live with their loss.

He teaches piano and composition lessons in English in Frankfurt am Main, 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

“Very sensitive and utterly emotive” — Rondo Magazine

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

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

“Very sensitive and utterly emotive” — Rondo Magazine

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

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Musical work

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Garreth zu Gast bei HR2 Kultur
Garreth zu Gast bei HR2 Kultur

Garreth ist heute Morgen gegen 9 Uhr zu Gast bei HR2 Kultur. Er spricht über sein neues Album Life Through Loss, seine ehrenamtliche Arbeit als Trauerbegleiter, und viel mehr.

Die Sendung ist zum nachhören hier erhältlich.

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Garreth live auf WDR 3 in der Sendung Tonart
Garreth live auf WDR 3 in der Sendung Tonart

Garreth war am Mittwoch zu Gast in der Sendung Tonart auf WDR 3. Er sprach über sein Album Life Through Loss und seine ehrenamtliche Arbeit als Trauerbegleiter in der Rubrik ‘Musik Hilft’.

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Life Through Loss — UK Launch 11.10.2025
Life Through Loss — UK Launch 11.10.2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Hereford to celebrate my new album Life Through Loss this weekend. I felt very blessed to have such wonderful company and such an attentive audience and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to everyone. Thank you for supporting me!

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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.

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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!

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

Life Through Loss is out now!

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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

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Bittersweet - out now!
Bittersweet - out now!

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

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'You're In Everything I Do' - out now
'You're In Everything I Do' - out now

'You're In Everything I Do' is the latest single from Life Through Loss, and it's out now.

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Life Through Loss Vinyl, CD & Sheet Music Book
Life Through Loss Vinyl, CD & Sheet Music Book

Garreth and his record label Neue Meister have created some beautiful physical objects for Life Through Loss. There’s a transparent organic vinyl 12” record, a gorgeous little CD, and the complete sheet music in book form.

Shipping begins on 27.9.2025 — pre-order now!

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Pedagogical work

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Garreth speaks about creativity at the 2025 EPTA Germany Autumn conference
Garreth speaks about creativity at the 2025 EPTA Germany Autumn conference

On October 25th Garreth will deliver a lecture at the EPTA Germany conference. In his talk “Spielerischer Umgang mit eingeübten Schülerfehlern: Möglichkeiten, Theorie zu erkunden und kreative zu werden”, he’ll explore how a teacher can help a student “unlearn” memorised mistakes and turn them into a fantastic opportunity to explore music theory and get creative.

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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 music is featured by Breitkopf & Härtel
my music is featured by Breitkopf & Härtel

Breitkopf & Härtel, oldest music publisher in the world, have published my music!

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Best of Editions Musica Ferrum
Best of Editions Musica Ferrum

My piece Dance features in Editions Musica Ferrum's collection of some of the highlights of their first decade of publishing. Thanks to Editions Musica Ferrum!

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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!