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Ushering in the New Year

Ushering in the New Year

By Informance, 2023-01-05
Posted in: General

We’re ushering in the New Year with an array of exciting of plans including many resources and events for your playing over the coming year!

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Tags: learning a pieceonline eventspiano coursesrepertoire
Ushering in the New Year
A Piano Day in London

A Piano Day in London

By Informance, 2022-01-20
Posted in: Events, General, Performing

A write-up of our Birthday Bash celebrations and video excerpts from the event which took place on 15th January at the Fidelio Cafe in central London.

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Tags: baroquebeethovenBortkiewiczBrahmsCouperin Les Baricades Mistérieusesjs bachMasterclassMozartMozart K333performanceScarlattiSchuberttempest sonata
A Piano Day in London
Using the Cycle of Fifths

Using the Cycle of Fifths

By Informance, 2021-11-11
Posted in: General, Learning Pieces

In this week’s blog post, David Hall, explores how pianists can use the Cycle of Fifths for various purposes, including learning scales, chords, chord progressions and improvisation.

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Tags: Circle of Fifthscycle of fifthsmusic theory
Using the Cycle of Fifths
Performing, Sight-Reading & Teaching

Performing, Sight-Reading & Teaching

By Informance, 2021-10-28
Posted in: General

Our last showcase features highlights, updates and free resources from a selection of our collections for performing, sight-reading and teaching

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Tags: exam preparationperformanceperformance anxietysight reading
Performing, Sight-Reading & Teaching
Teaching Healthy, Expressive Technique Preview

Teaching Healthy, Expressive Technique Preview

By Informance, 2021-08-12
Posted in: General, Teaching, Technique

This week we bring you a preview of a new online course on teaching healthy, expressive piano technique based on Penelope Roskell’s award-winning book The Complete Pianist.

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Tags: healthy playinghealthy practisingPenelope Roskellteachingtechnique
Teaching Healthy, Expressive Technique Preview
A Harpsichord Revival

A Harpsichord Revival

By Informance, 2021-07-27
Posted in: General, Inspiration

In this week’s guest post, harpsichordist and conductor Jory Vinikour explores the harpsichord revival which started in the last 19th century and discusses two of his instruments from this period.

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Tags: harpsichordJory VinikourPleyelWanda Landowska
A Harpsichord Revival
Your Piano Goals for 2021

Your Piano Goals for 2021

By Informance, 2021-01-07
Posted in: General

With it being the start of a new year, many of us will be making all manner of virtuous resolutions. While we can’t offer any advice on resolutions for combatting…

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Your Piano Goals for 2021
Highlights & Most Popular Content of 2020

Highlights & Most Popular Content of 2020

By Informance, 2020-12-29
Posted in: General

We’re currently taking a break over the Festive Session and will resume further posts and updates in the New Year. In the meantime, we thought we'd leave you with some…

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Tags: Online Academyonline events
Highlights & Most Popular Content of 2020
Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

By Graham Fitch, 2020-12-22
Posted in: General

This is my final blog post for 2020, so let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and peaceful holiday season. It has been a year…

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Happy Holidays!
Free Highlights and a New Feature!

Free Highlights and a New Feature!

By Informance, 2020-11-03
Posted in: General, News

Our library of content on the Online Academy has grown substantially since we first launched. We have just developed a new feature called "collections" to provide another method of finding…

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Free Highlights and a New Feature!

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