The Accompanists' Guild of NSW, together with generous support from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, are excited to announce the third David Miller Award for collaborative pianists. This award honours the outstanding achievements and services that David G. Miller AM, one of Australia's foremost collaborative pianists and educators, has given to the specialised discipline of accompaniment for many years.

Many have an indifferent, if not dismissive, attitude towards accompanists. Perhaps the problem is due to the word “accompaniment”?

The Collaborative Piano Summer Institute was created to put the spotlight on the needs of the next generation of inspiring collaborative pianists, singers, composers, and instrumentalists.

Flying the Flag for the Examination Collaborative Pianist

Flying the Flag for the Audition Collaborative Pianist

String players and pianists are uniting to end the perception of piano accompanists as lesser musicians. Elana Estrin delves into the field of collaborative piano

Good accompanying doesn’t necessarily mean arriving on the same beat as your partner, says pianist Alisdair Hogarth. It’s about listening and sharing – and some last-minute transposing

The piano in ensemble. The piano in real life.

Diversifying our piano students beyond the solo concert pianist

Recently released pre-recorded accompaniments for use in AMEB exams continue to divide opinion.