Bach Isn’t Boring!
This week’s blog post features an interview with pianist & teacher Beate Toyka discussing her approach to practising and learning pieces, with specific reference to her “Step into the 48” project on the Online Academy!
Pieces to Play – Galuppi, Bach & the Schumanns
The next instalment in our Pieces to Play series features works at a variety of levels by MacDowell, Bach, Galuppi, Merikanto & both Schumanns!
Toccata from Bach’s Partita No. 6 in E Minor
The Toccata from Bach’s Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830, is a popular choice for piano diplomas and we’ve created a new study edition and video walkthroughs to assist players in their learning of this magnificent music!
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.
Stepping into JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Three hundred years after their first publication, the 48 preludes & fugues of JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier are as important, fascinating and demanding as ever - every aspiring pianist should…
Gershwin, Schumann and Balancing Voices
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on balancing voices, reducing tension, articulation, shaping and achieving rhythmic fluency in works by Bach, Scarlatti, Liszt, Debussy, Schumann and Gershwin.
Bach, Beethoven and Playing Fast!
In this month’s Practice Clinic, Graham Fitch answers questions on how to practise specific passages, legato octaves, retaining musicality when playing fast, problems with the 5th finger, polyrhythms and more in works by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Mozart.
Trinity Syllabus Grade 8
New video walk-throughs featuring selected repertoire from the 2021-23 Grade 8 Trinity Syllabus are now available!
Trinity Syllabus Grade 7
New video walk-throughs featuring selected repertoire from the 2021-23 Trinity Syllabus Grade 7 are now available!
A Piano Day in London
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.