Strauss, Scriabin & a Funeral March
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features practice suggestions and exercises for Strauss’s Blue Danube Waltz, Liszt’s Romance in E Minor, a Scriabin Prelude and the Funeral March From Chopin’s second Sonata.
Playing Piano Music from the Classical Period
Graham Fitch discusses how to approach playing piano music from the Classical Period, starting with an exploration of touch and articulation.
Why Good Piano Technique is Important
Penelope Roskell discusses the importance of developing good piano technique from the outset and how this lays the foundation for faster progress and greater confidence.
Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn & Liszt
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on balancing chords, pedalling, mastering double notes and playing legato in works by Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Liszt.
Pieces to Play – Galuppi, Bach & the Schumanns
The next instalment in our Pieces to Play series features works at a variety of levels by MacDowell, Bach, Galuppi, Merikanto & both Schumanns!
Key Skills for Excellent Sight Reading
In this article, Lona Kozik shares a few key skills she discovered which helped her go from being hopeless at sight reading to earning a living as an accompanist and working in theatre!
