<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Piano Creativity by Garreth Brooke: hidden]]></title><description><![CDATA[posts that shouldn't go on the front page]]></description><link>https://www.pianocreativity.com/s/hidden</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c0Iv!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5569349b-b8de-4aff-a263-db7b0afd1144_500x500.png</url><title>Piano Creativity by Garreth Brooke: hidden</title><link>https://www.pianocreativity.com/s/hidden</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:08:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pianocreativity.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Garreth Brooke]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[pianocreativity@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[pianocreativity@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Garreth Brooke]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Garreth Brooke]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[pianocreativity@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[pianocreativity@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Garreth Brooke]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[AUDIO for EPTA UK's Piano Professional #64]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creative Introductions for "Dance" by Gurlitt, "German Dance" by Haydn, "Giga" by Arnold, "King William's March" by Clarke, "Le Douze de D&#233;cembre" by Sancho and "The Echo" by Oesten]]></description><link>https://www.pianocreativity.com/p/audio-for-epta-uks-piano-professional</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.pianocreativity.com/p/audio-for-epta-uks-piano-professional</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Garreth Brooke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5569349b-b8de-4aff-a263-db7b0afd1144_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to www.pianocreativity.com, <em>Piano Professional</em> readers!</p><p><a href="https://garrethbrooke.com/s/Audio-files-for-EPTA-UK-Piano-Professional-64.zip">Click here</a> to download the scale duet accompaniment files, or below to stream them:</p><h3>Dance, Op.227/2 by Cornelius Gurlitt &#8212; ABRSM Initial Grade</h3><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4f243a21-099d-4214-953e-48e9d2918d76&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:39.288162,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3>Giga by Samuel Arnold &#8212; MTB Grade 1</h3><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;02718dac-3ebb-4357-8779-db7ea374ff87&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:64.02612,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h5>Giga by Samuel Arnold &#8212; 3/4 time accompaniment</h5><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;a3afd8e8-50e0-4107-91c3-31695afbec38&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:36.310204,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3>King William&#8217;s March by Jeremiah Clarke &#8212; Trinity Grade 1</h3><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;2793817e-3f7b-4b40-ab6c-a8b845d2e203&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:64.287346,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3>Le Douze de D&#233;cembre by Ignatius Sancho &#8212; RCL Classical Grade 1</h3><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;d88eb97a-901d-4fde-bfdb-95d037e570cb&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:52.03592,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h3>German Dance in D major, Hob. 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