Pedal in Bach: Yes or No?
The sustaining pedal didn’t exist in Bach’s world – so should we use when playing Baroque music?
Special Edition Technique Clinic
In our next special edition technique clinic, Fred Karpoff answers questions on overcoming technical roadblocks and unlocking greater expressive freedom at the piano.
A Keyboard Conversation with Beate Toyka
Video conversation between Graham Fitch and Beate Toyka on 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.
Crossing Hands, Automatic Fingering & Practising Ornaments
Our first practice clinic of the year features questions on crossing hands, fingering, ornaments and more in Prokofiev, Bach, Grieg and Scarlatti!
A Keyboard Conversation with Mihaly Gyorfi
Video conversation between Graham Fitch and a former student, Hungarian born pianist, teacher Mihaly Gyorfi and Graham Fitch discussing a wide range of topics from concert programming and repertoire choice through to personal reflections and experiences.
Learning Pieces, Beethoven & Bach
Our last Practice Clinic recording for the year features answers to questions on ornaments, a tricky passage and avoiding over analysis in the early stages of learning works by Bach & Beethoven!
Bach, Schubert, Pedalling & Playing Softly
In this month’s practice clinic, Graham Fitch answers questions on playing softly, practising a Bach Invention, pedalling in a piece by Maikapar and tackling some of the challenges in the 1st movement of Schubert’s monumental last sonata.
Florence Price, Bach, Haydn & a Daydream!
Another four videos featuring pieces from Grades 2 – 7 of the 2023 & 2024 ABRSM piano examination syllabus have been published on the Online Academy.