A Bar at a Time
When I was going through the early grades myself as a lad, my teacher would instruct me to learn my new pieces bar by bar, and with each hand separately.…
Presenting the New Trinity Syllabus
A while ago I was asked by Trinity College London to write the teaching notes for the new piano syllabus, Grades 6-8, and I was delighted to receive the publications…
Pedalling the Moonlight Sonata
Graham Fitch discusses pedalling in the opening movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
On Singing
I had always sung in choirs and choruses from my childhood to the end of my student days, and one of the highlights of my week as a postgraduate student…
“I Haven’t Done As Much Practice As I Wanted This Week”
"I haven't done as much practice as I would have liked this week" seems to be a very popular statement at the beginning of a piano lesson. Before one note has…