A common refrain amongst pianists is that they lack the technique required to tackle many of the pieces they yearn to play. In this blog post we provide some simple, often overlooked ways to build good foundations and make better progress with your playing.
Discover resources for improving your piano technique for beginners, teachers and pianists seeking a technical “refresher”!
Fred Karpoff gives some background to his new videos offering a guided to Czerny’s Eight-Measure Exercises, Op. 821 which are now available on the Online Academy.
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.
In our guest post this week, Penelope Roskell provides some tips for practising and playing trills.
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.
Many pianists use exercises & studies to improve their technique. However, practising them can often become mindless, unproductive, and potentially put the pianist at risk of injury. This week’s blog post provides tips and suggestions for using exercises & studies effectively while avoiding tension and boredom!
In this week’s blog post, Penelope discusses the importance of teaching healthy technique and shares a few tips and suggestions for doing so!
The Online Academy’s technique resources present a variety of recognised approaches to mastering piano technique, enabling you to realise your musical and artistic intentions at the piano.
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.
