To stop, or not?
We all know that in performance we're not able to stop, not for anything. How many times in our practice do we stop because we don't like something, or we…
New Finchcocks Piano Courses!
I am delighted to announce a brand new venture - a series of weekend piano courses from Finchcocks. What I like about this series is there is something for everyone.…
Pedalling Problems and Possibilities
I often find I have quibbles with pedal markings printed in the score. Chief among them is that these markings do not - nor can they ever expect to -…
Intermediate Scales Manual Now on the Online Academy!
I have some good news for those of you practising your scales! I have just published the first part of my new scale manual aimed at intermediate players on the…
Hold Me, I’m a Fermata!
Following on from last week's post on rests, I'm going to move on to the fermata - or the pause. We find this marked on rests as well as on…