Less Pain, More Gain
Prodigal Pianist, Ryan Morison, shares a personal account of his journey from injury caused by a traditional, finger-centric piano technique to discovering a more natural, healthier way of playing.
The 2025 & 2026 ABRSM Syllabus (Part 4)
Our fourth instalment of video lessons for the new ABRSM 2025 & 2026 syllabus gives practice suggestions, tips on overcoming technical challenges and many other ideas on style and interpretation on a selection of works from Grade 8.
Freeing Your Piano Technique
In our guest post for this week, pianist and pedagogue Fred Karpoff shares some of the ideas from his recent online workshop and soon to be launched course on how a whole body approach to technique facilitates effortless piano playing.
Taking Your Practising to the Next Level!
On Saturday 7th June, Graham Fitch presented the fourth and last workshop in his interactive Practice Tools series. This set of workshops serve as a hands-on complement to his Practice Tools…
A Practice Toy Box
Creative ideas to fill your “practice toy box” with a variety of toys that you can bring out and play with to make your piano practice more engaging, effective and rewarding!
The Practice Sleuths Episode #4
Our sleuths Graham Fitch and Adina Mornell explore fresh, modern approaches to technical exercises – moving beyond Hanon into the world of improvisation, jazz-inspired warm-ups and artistic etudes!
Gaining Control by Letting Go
Discover how a whole-body approach to piano technique can transform tension into ease and unlock expressive, injury-free playing.
Mission Possible – Achieving Your Personal Best
“To err is human […]” Pencils have erasers, computers have auto-correct, and pianos? I have yet to find one with a delete key. Only in science fiction are scientists able…
Schumann, Schubert, Arpeggios & Rubato!
This bumper practice clinic edition features questions on voicing, fingering, trills, and rubato in works by Schumann, Krebs, Lasko, Schubert, Chopin and Mozart!