All done! Was a fab day of informal music making, with amazing support from friends, family & colleagues in person and online. Thank you once again to everybody for donating. We'll be announcing shortly where the money will go to and show how it will make a difference. Check out the films from the event on www.facebook.com/musicalfutures. This page is now closed, but if you have arrived here and want to donate you still can via https://www.musicalfutures.org/support-us/pianothon-2016. So after years of not playing, I did it. Who is next....?

Today is the day! Heading off to the Yamaha Store to embark on the 12 hour pianothon. You can follow the event on Twitter (@lovemufu #pianothon) and there will be some live streaming on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/1098931243533272/). Thank you SO much to you all for your support, it means the world to me and to Musical Futures and will go a long way towards supporting getting more kids making music. Here goes!

Had a bit of a piano practice setback as spent the majority of last week in hospital with my 4 year old son Vinnie. He's better, but my playing has taken a back seat. Back in the stool now, and am on countdown until the 12 hour marathon! Vinnie will be coming along on the day to hear me play his favourite song (Vance Joy - Riptide) so he will get a big shout out. Particular thanks to the wonderful MF team for all of their support this week, and for putting an exciting social media plan in place for the big day. Four days to go!

I've ramped up the practice this week, and have enjoyed dealing with all of the requests that have come in - have discovered some new music, and rediscovered old favourites. This week I visited the Yamaha Music Store to check out the piano I'll be playing on, and the shop-window stage. I'm practising fairly intensely now, and have an aching back and stiff fingers so am stocking up on wrist supports, ibuprofen and deep heat. But, I am absolutely loving playing again and if doing this encourages others to do the same it is 100% worth it.