Musical Background
Anna Robinson started learning the piano at age 6 and flute at age 12. After graduating in Mathematics from University College London, she worked in administrative roles in classical music in London for several years before moving to Melbourne, where for 11 years she worked as an artist manager and later associate director at Jenifer Eddy Artists’ Management, a leading agency for Australian and international opera singers and opera conductors.
During this time, she gained performing and teaching diplomas in piano, following which she decided to leave the opera world to focus on teaching piano. Her student roster quickly grew, and she currently teaches at government schools in the northern suburbs of Melbourne whilst maintaining a busy home studio.
Piano Teaching
In her teaching, alongside the development of healthy technique, Anna places an emphasis on building music literacy skills so that young pianists may later enjoy the richness and diversity of the piano’s repertoire. Her belief that engagement with repertoire plays a crucial part in sustaining students’ interest led her to start composing pedagogical pieces for her students.
Composition
Over the past few years, Anna has self-published four albums of educational piano compositions for student pianists. The popular Cats on the Keys and Pooches at the Piano are companion collections of elementary level pieces. Intermediate level collections are Notes on a Neighbourhood and IL TEMPO Weather Observations for Piano. Many pieces from her publications are included in the current piano syllabi for Australasian and international exam boards.
Further highlights include commissions from Vibrant Music Teaching in Ireland to write pedagogical pieces for the Concept Collection series, the inclusion of pieces in AGMS’s Piano Odyssey series, The Scooter’s Waltz receiving the runner-up award in the 2024 Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference’s composing competition, featuring as TopMusicSheets composer of the month in June 2025, and the inclusion of Unleashed in London College of Music Education’s Grade 3 Piano Handbook in 2026.
Anna is a Pedagogical Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre.
Piano Accompaniment
An experienced accompanist, Anna enjoys collaborating with fellow musicians of all ages and welcomes further opportunities to perform in this special supportive role. She regularly accompanies AMEB and VCE exam candidates; at eisteddfods and auditions; for choirs, musicals, school ensembles and instrumental teachers’ studio concerts. She is currently accompanist for the Melbourne branch of the Australian Music Theatre Choir.
