Mozart, Mendelssohn, Grieg and Ravel!
In this month’s practice clinic Graham Fitch answered questions on coordinating the hands, using wrist rotation, trills and other topics in works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Grieg and Ravel.
Improving Your Left Hand
Do you feel that your left hand is weaker than your right hand and is holding you back in your piano playing? We all have a dominant hand, and for…
Creative Ways to Practise Scales
Practising scales and arpeggios is important but often associated with drudgery. In this blog post, graham Fitch gives some ideas to making practising them more fun and effective!
Expanding Your Repertoire with Quick Studies
In this week’s post, Ryan Morison discusses how quick studies can be used as an effective tool to broaden your repertoire and develop good habits and skills when learning new pieces.
Czerny’s Exercises and Etudes
Ilga Pitkevica discusses Czerny’s legacy and introduces her new video lecture series on his Practical Method for Beginners on the Pianoforte (Op. 599)
Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg & Debussy
This week’s blog post features our most recent Practice Clinic in which Graham Fitch responds to questions submitted by Online academy subscribers. In this recording, Graham discusses topics such as legato playing, fingering, building speed and quarantining in works by Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg and Debussy.
Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue, Op. 16 No. 2
This week’s blog post features Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue in B-flat which is currently included in the new ABRSM 2021 & 2022 Grade 8 syllabus.
Piano Day Festival Write-Up (2)
A write-up of a selection of online events from our Piano Day 2021 festival.
Piano Day Festival Write-Up (1)
A write-up of a selection of online events from our Piano Day 2021 festival.
Playing Baroque Music on the Piano
Pianists are often scared of playing Baroque music. Can I use the pedal? How do I deal with all those fiddly ornaments? What about articulation and dynamics? We’re delighted to be…