Engaging Your Mind Learning a New Piece
Graham Fitch shows how to use a tool he calls Personalised Pattern Recognition when learning a new piece.
Playing with Style
There was a time when pianists played from scores that included all sorts of directions from an editor, usually a famous pianist or teacher. There was no way of knowing…
Berens’s The Training of the Left Hand
Herman Berens’s Training of the Left Hand (Op.89) is an excellent collection of exercises and studies and our recently completed video series shows how to use a selection of them to improve left-hand technique.
Top Ten Tips for Amateur Pianists
In this week’s blog post, Graham Fitch shares some tips and suggestions for amateur pianists based on several recurring themes arising from his experience in working with them in lessons and tutoring on piano courses.
Firm Foundations from the Start
Graham Fitch shares some tips and tools for developing other types of memory alongside muscle memory for greater security and confidence in performance.
Creating a Beautiful Piano Sound
In this week’s blog post, Graham Fitch explores some of the secrets behind a beautiful piano sound and shares tips for voicing and creating a signing tone.
Going Beyond the Notes
In this week’s blog post, Graham Fitch explores how imagination and narrative can be used to go beyond a literal rendition of notes to deliver performances that captivate and inspire listeners.
Bringing Baroque Music to Life
Tips and resources for playing baroque music stylistically and expressively on the piano!
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.
Jailbreaking Hanon
Graham Fitch shows how Hanon’s exercises can be used creatively as a blank canvas to experience and develop movements encountered in real music.