<p>William Alexander BSc (Hons) BMus (Hons) GRIC MBA MMus LTCL(Hons) (PfP) FTCL(PfP) HonFVCM ARCM(PfP) ATCL(SgP) PhD CertFAE</p><p>Dr William Alexander was born in Glasgow, Scotland and took degrees in Chemistry and Administration at the University of Strathclyde whilst studying piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Raymond O’Connell leading to the Phillips Prize from Trinity College, London for the highest mark in the Performers Piano Diploma.</p><p>At the University of London he read musicology specializing in ethnomusicology, education, 20th century music history and performance. He studied piano with Franz Reizenstein at the Royal College of Music and also with Maria Curcio and principally with Ruth Nye. He participated in Rafael Da Silva’s master classes in London and was awarded the ARCM and FTCL in piano performance. He was a prizewinner in the International Concerto contest in Birmingham. As an accompanist he has worked throughout the UK including at Gerhard Husch’s and Elizabeth Schwarzkopf’s master classes at the Wigmore Hall in London. He lectures in music theory and analysis for the Open University and the University of Edinburgh and he was an external lecturer for the University of Wisconsin and the University of Reading Music Teachers in Private Practice Course. He is a TME examiner in music, music theatre and Scottish Traditional Music and Drama and Communication for the London College of Music. He is responsible for the training and moderation of examiners at the London College of Music and he is the editor of the new piano handbooks for the London College of Music.</p><p>His current research interests include French 19th century piano music, the semiotics of rock music and the performance practice of historical piano recordings. His doctorate thesis on the music of Alkan was published by Ashgate Press. His CD recording with the flautist Sheila Cochrane has been enthusiastically received.</p><p>His next book on music is The Pianist’s World: pianos, pedagogy and performance.</p>