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HomePractice toolsA Keyboard Conversation with Beate Toyka

A Keyboard Conversation with Beate Toyka

By Informance, 2025-03-27 Posted in: Practice tools, Practising

This week’s blog post features a video conversation between Beate Toyka and Graham Fitch. Raised and trained in the heart of the German classical tradition, Beate is an active performer, accompanist, teacher and principal tutor at the Piano Teachers’ Course. She is also the creator of our Step into ‘The 48’ series on the Online Academy which features video lessons and performances for the preludes & fugues of JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.

Graham Fitch and Beate Toyka

In this video, Graham and Beate share their views on how to approach playing playing Bach’s keyboard music on the piano, covering topics from articulation, dynamics and pedalling through to enhancing musical expression with storytelling and personal interpretations:

Further links

  • Step into ‘The 48’ – Click here to view an index of Beate’s series of video lessons and performances for a growing selection of preludes and fugues from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.
  • How to Learn a Fugue – Click here for a blog post and video by Graham Fitch on how to tackle a fugue!
  • Bach Isn’t Boring – Click here to find out more about Beate’s online presentation inspiring and equipping you to play Bach’s music, from “Little Preludes and Fuguettas” through to the splendour of the Well-Tempered Clavier!
  • Baroque Day Workshops – Click here to purchase access to recordings and resources for Graham Fitch’s full day workshop on playing Baroque music on the piano.
  • Keyboard Conversations – Click here to view other instalments in our Keyboard Conversations series.

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