Donald Thomson
@donaldcomposer.bsky.social
Scottish composer, music engraver, piano teacher and aspiring Gàidhlig speaker
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Celtic Piano Series by Donald Thomson
Award-nominated collection of Celtic Piano Series includes pieces inspired by the beautiful countryside of Scotland and will be loved by the pianists of all ages at the intermediate level.
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Let me introduce myself. Composer, music engraver, piano teacher and accompanist from Scotland 🏴🎶 Here's a link to my piano books. Nice to meet you all www.evcmusic.com/product-cate...
Halloween is coming 👻🎃 Entertain your piano pupils with this spooky selection youtu.be/gURmB-ZMLf4?...
Donald Thomson's Halloween Tunes for Piano
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October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Halloween is coming 👻🎃 Entertain your piano pupils with this spooky selection youtu.be/gURmB-ZMLf4?...
A fun wee Toccata I've written in the style of Widor for an upcoming collection of music for baptism services published by Kevin Mayhew. Enjoy 🎶🎹 youtu.be/szC6QJZnw1s?...
Fanfare and Toccata on 'Sing Hosanna' by Donald Thomson
YouTube video by Donald Thomson
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September 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A fun wee Toccata I've written in the style of Widor for an upcoming collection of music for baptism services published by Kevin Mayhew. Enjoy 🎶🎹 youtu.be/szC6QJZnw1s?...
Halloween will be here before we know it so here's my spooky collection of piano tunes 💀🎃👻 youtu.be/gURmB-ZMLf4?...
Donald Thomson's Halloween Tunes for Piano
YouTube video by Donald Thomson
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August 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Halloween will be here before we know it so here's my spooky collection of piano tunes 💀🎃👻 youtu.be/gURmB-ZMLf4?...
My Luskentyre Lullaby sounds rather good on the harmonium 🎶
August 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My Luskentyre Lullaby sounds rather good on the harmonium 🎶
Here's a burst of Gospel on my harmonium. Enjoy! 😎🎶🎹 youtu.be/iUqtYr-z_Ic?...
Go down Moses
YouTube video by Donald Thomson
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July 2, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Here's a burst of Gospel on my harmonium. Enjoy! 😎🎶🎹 youtu.be/iUqtYr-z_Ic?...
Picked up this gorgeous harmonium. Already having great fun. British light music sounds excellent!
June 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Picked up this gorgeous harmonium. Already having great fun. British light music sounds excellent!
Looking for composers of contemporary piano music for a collection I'm compiling for publication in Jan 26. Think ABRSM gr 4-6 list C 🎹🎶
June 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Looking for composers of contemporary piano music for a collection I'm compiling for publication in Jan 26. Think ABRSM gr 4-6 list C 🎹🎶
Meeting my colleagues at Kevin Mayhew Publishers. Really excited to be back on board!
May 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Meeting my colleagues at Kevin Mayhew Publishers. Really excited to be back on board!
First day at the office since last century. Dahn sarf for a couple of days in Suffolk. Everyone speaks funny here 😂😂😂🏴
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
First day at the office since last century. Dahn sarf for a couple of days in Suffolk. Everyone speaks funny here 😂😂😂🏴
Exciting news! I've been appointed Commissioning Editor for Kevin Mayhew Publishers. Looking forward to joining the team and bringing some amazing new music books onto the market 🎶🎹 www.kevinmayhew.com
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April 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Exciting news! I've been appointed Commissioning Editor for Kevin Mayhew Publishers. Looking forward to joining the team and bringing some amazing new music books onto the market 🎶🎹 www.kevinmayhew.com
A date for your diaries. Yours truly at the piano for a lovely evening of gorgeous songs.
April 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A date for your diaries. Yours truly at the piano for a lovely evening of gorgeous songs.
Managed to sell my Yamaha upright piano and now my Mum's lovely Hoffmann is in pride of place in the music room. Happy memories of playing duets together for half a century ❤️🎹
March 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Managed to sell my Yamaha upright piano and now my Mum's lovely Hoffmann is in pride of place in the music room. Happy memories of playing duets together for half a century ❤️🎹
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
The Yamaha upright where I composed all of my Scottish piano music is up for sale. It's a lovely instrument from the mid 80s and I've owned it for 18 years. Powerful tone, regularly tuned and well looked after. Valued at up to £1500 but I'm only looking for £1000. Based in East Lothian, Scotland.
February 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Yamaha upright where I composed all of my Scottish piano music is up for sale. It's a lovely instrument from the mid 80s and I've owned it for 18 years. Powerful tone, regularly tuned and well looked after. Valued at up to £1500 but I'm only looking for £1000. Based in East Lothian, Scotland.
Rowan must have spotted her wee brother coorying up to me and wants a piece of the action 😂 🐈⬛
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rowan must have spotted her wee brother coorying up to me and wants a piece of the action 😂 🐈⬛
teuchtersbar.co.uk Shout out for Teuchters Landing in Leith. A proper pub with fantastic food (tons of excellent vegan options too) and the best selection of whiskies in town (correct me if I'm wrong) slàinte mhath 🥃
Teuchters & A Room In... Bars & Restaurants: Great Food, Drink & Rugby
Edinburgh's West End & The Shore area of Leith: Teuchters Landing & Teuchters Bar & Bunker are renowned for a raucous rugby atmosphere, fantastic food, great beer & whisky.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
teuchtersbar.co.uk Shout out for Teuchters Landing in Leith. A proper pub with fantastic food (tons of excellent vegan options too) and the best selection of whiskies in town (correct me if I'm wrong) slàinte mhath 🥃
Starting 2025 with an empty schedule (apart from teaching and choir commitments) so if you've got any music publishing projects needing a highly experienced (32 years) editor / engraver, please give me a shout!
January 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Starting 2025 with an empty schedule (apart from teaching and choir commitments) so if you've got any music publishing projects needing a highly experienced (32 years) editor / engraver, please give me a shout!
New year's eve and what am I doing? Working on Bach fingering and hand distribution in preparation for my first lesson of the year with my diploma student! Doesn't really feel like work though... 😂 🎶🎹
December 31, 2024 at 12:24 PM
New year's eve and what am I doing? Working on Bach fingering and hand distribution in preparation for my first lesson of the year with my diploma student! Doesn't really feel like work though... 😂 🎶🎹
Lovely arrangement of Clair de Lune performed by my amazing violinist friend Mishi and myself at the Southside Choir concert a couple of weeks ago youtu.be/lMxmPnb4h1o?...
Debussy / Clair de lune / Mihaly Stefko / Donald Thomson
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December 23, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Lovely arrangement of Clair de Lune performed by my amazing violinist friend Mishi and myself at the Southside Choir concert a couple of weeks ago youtu.be/lMxmPnb4h1o?...
I realised when I wrote this that I'd created a meteorological impossibility. For snowflakes you need clouds, therefore no starlight 😂❄️ ✨One of my favourites from my Winter piano music collection all the same youtu.be/wEbLntwRQR4?...
Starlight and Snowflakes by Donald Thomson. Piano: Jill Morton
YouTube video by Donald Thomson
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December 18, 2024 at 8:34 AM
I realised when I wrote this that I'd created a meteorological impossibility. For snowflakes you need clouds, therefore no starlight 😂❄️ ✨One of my favourites from my Winter piano music collection all the same youtu.be/wEbLntwRQR4?...
Huge thanks to all the singers who stepped in at the last minute to serenade the shoppers with a lovely selection of carols in Blackwells bookshop, Edinburgh last night 🎄🎅🎶
December 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Huge thanks to all the singers who stepped in at the last minute to serenade the shoppers with a lovely selection of carols in Blackwells bookshop, Edinburgh last night 🎄🎅🎶
First Christmas concert done 🎄 Carols tonight at Blackwells bookshop in Edinburgh and the music school concert on Sunday. Then relax! 🎄🎅🎶
December 12, 2024 at 8:22 AM
First Christmas concert done 🎄 Carols tonight at Blackwells bookshop in Edinburgh and the music school concert on Sunday. Then relax! 🎄🎅🎶
Barely above freezing here in Scotland today. Here's some Starlight and Snowflakes which feels appropriate ❄️ youtu.be/wEbLntwRQR4?...
Starlight and Snowflakes by Donald Thomson. Piano: Jill Morton
YouTube video by Donald Thomson
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December 11, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Barely above freezing here in Scotland today. Here's some Starlight and Snowflakes which feels appropriate ❄️ youtu.be/wEbLntwRQR4?...