Helping Youngsters Practise Slowly
I've written quite a bit about slow practice, probably because getting students to practise slowly enough and focus on the right things in the process is an ongoing challenge. To get…
Top Tip: Voicing Chords
Down the years, I have been passing on a tip for voicing chords that was given to me by Philip Fowke. No doubt Philip inherited this from his teacher, Gordon Green, who had…
Summer School for Pianists 2016
It is my privilege to have been invited back for the 5th consecutive year to the Summer School for Pianists, taking place at Wolverhampton University in Walsall this coming August. If…
Great Pianists Interviewed
One of my favourite books of interviews is Great Pianists Speak with Adele Marcus. It is full of insight into the pianist's art, and Ms. Marcus' questions are always very astute.…