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Piano Lesson (TV Series)
''Piano Lesson'' was a British television series which aired on the BBC during 1950. It was hosted by the pianist, teacher and broadcaster Sidney Harrison. The first series was aimed at beginners, while the second series intermediate students. Harrison also gave piano lessons on other programmes during the 1950s, including the BBC's children's session. The series is likely lost, as very few telerecordings exist of BBC television from before 1953. See also *''How to Play the Piano ''How to Play the Piano'' was a British television series which was aired in 1950 on BBC. In the programme, Sidney Harrison showed how to play the piano to a pupil The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that a ...'' References External links *{{IMDb title, tt4181288 1950s British music television series 1950 British television series debuts 1950 British television series endings Lost BBC episodes BBC Television Service (TV network) original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Harrison
Sidney Harrison (4 May 1903 – 8 January 1986) was a British pianist, composer, broadcaster and educationalist who taught at the Guildhall School of Music for many years.''Musical Times'' obituary, March 1986, p 162 His students included Norma Fisher and John Lill, and one of his protégés was Sir George Martin. The son of a tailor, Harrison grew up in Hammersmith, London, England, and began playing the piano at the age of four. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music under Francesco Berger and Orlando Morgan and was subsequently a professor of piano there, from 1927 until 1965. He made his first public appearances in the 1920s as a solo pianist, in chamber ensembles and as a concerto performer, travelling across the UK, Scandinavia, the Low Countries and France. This continued over the next few decades, including frequent BBC broadcasts. From the 1940s Harrison's broadcasting work expanded into schools programming, music appreciation and as the presenter of gramophone reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |