Mastering Piano Technique
The Online Academy’s technique resources present a variety of recognised approaches to mastering piano technique, enabling you to realise your musical and artistic intentions at the piano.
Learning Pieces Showcase
Our next showcase features our resources for learning pieces which provide advice on how to learn, interpret and tackle challenges posed by works from the elementary to advanced levels.
Beethoven Piano Sonata in A Major (Op. 2 No. 2)
Pianist and captain of The Piano Boat, Masayuki Tayama, gives a guided tour of Beethoven’s first piano sonata in A major, Op. 2 No. 2.
Practising Showcase
Our first showcase features our practising section which aims to help you practise and learn pieces more effectively.
The Online Academy Turns Five!
The Practising the Piano Online Academy turns five in October 2021! Thanks to the support of our readers and subscribers, the site has grown significantly over the last five years.…
Chopin, Left Hand Evenness, Runs and Trills
In this month’s practice clinic, Graham Fitch answered questions on various topics in works by Mozart, Chopin, Clementi and Grieg.
The 2021-23 Trinity Syllabus
New video walk-throughs featuring selected repertoire from the foundation grades (Initial to 3) for the 2021-23 Trinity syllabus are now available!
A Cello Suite for the Left Hand
Develop your left hand technique while familiarising yourself with a great work of art with our new study edition for Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1.
Why Study Music Theory?
David Hall, discusses the benefits of understanding music theory and introduces his theory course There’s More to Playing the Piano, of which the first few chapters are now available on the Online Academy.
A Sight Reading Tour
Ryan Morison, gives an account of his early encounters with sight-reading as a music student and introduces a series of videos in which he shares his first-hand experience using our Advanced Sight-Reading Curriculum in a later attempt to improve his sight-reading skills!