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February 2021

How to Start Learning a New Piece

How to Start Learning a New Piece

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-25
Posted in: Learning Pieces, News

Sign-up for our free email course on how to lay good foundations from the outset when learning a new piece.

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Tags: email courselearning a piecepractice tools
How to Start Learning a New Piece
Tips & Tools for Learning New Pieces

Tips & Tools for Learning New Pieces

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-18
Posted in: Learning Pieces, Practice tools

When learning a new piece from scratch, there are a number of tools we can use to get the maximum benefit from our practice time and to lay the foundations for a secure and successful performance.

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Tags: practice toolspractisingq-spotsquarantiningSectionsThe Three S'stracking
Tips & Tools for Learning New Pieces
Piano Conversations with William Westney

Piano Conversations with William Westney

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-11
Posted in: Piano Conversations, Practising

William Westney and Graham Fitch discuss their experience with Dalcroze, desire to empower students, and the various ways they have found to achieve this.

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Tags: keyboard conversationsThe Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical SelfWilliam Westney
Piano Conversations with William Westney
The Hanon Debate (Part 2)

The Hanon Debate (Part 2)

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-09
Posted in: Technique

This blog post features the views of pianist Peter Donohoe on the use of Hanon’s Virtuoso Pianist as part of our debate on the subject.

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Tags: HanonHanon exercisesHanon The Virtuoso PianistPeter Donohoepiano techniquetechnique
The Hanon Debate (Part 2)
The Hanon Debate (Part 1)

The Hanon Debate (Part 1)

By Graham Fitch, 2021-02-04
Posted in: Technique

As we saw from responses to last week's post, the exercises of Hanon are a hotly debated topic. It seems there is nothing more provocative than uttering the name of…

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Tags: five-finger exercisesHanonHanon exercisespiano exercisespiano technique
The Hanon Debate (Part 1)

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