Hi, 

Louis Newell gave your details and said you might be interested in some work. 

I wondered if you might be up for composing a  piece for the new Rockschool Piano Syllabus?

If you are interested, send me your email and I will send you the relevant forms, which contain all the details you need. 

As far as money goes all the work upfront is unpaid, Rockschool pay on a royalty basis, for at least the duration of the syllabus which is six years. I can't promise any figures as it depends on sales. It's certainly worth around £300-400 per track over the six years. If this submission works out like I think it will, there will certainly be more work.

As long as you follow the spec and the commission, you should have no problems getting the commission accepted, but I must warn you we have rejected a lot of pieces in the past, so please send me early drafts so I can check you're on the right track!

The most successful people are those who send me early drafts and aren't afraid/don't get angry because they have to edit.

Let me know if this is something you are interested in and I will send you more details.

James Uings
Rockschool Publishing Manager 