Etudes, Studies & Chopin’s First Ballade
In our latest practice clinic, Graham Fitch answers questions on memorisation, building speed in new pieces, pedalling and more in works by Heller, Burgmüller and Chopin.
Brahms, Burgmüller and Baroque Touch
In this month’s Practice Clinic, Graham Fitch answered questions on works by Brahms, Chopin and Burgmüller. Topics discussed included playing rolled chords, practising grace notes, tackling demisemiquavers and Baroque style.
Debussy, Burgmüller, Finger Pedalling and Ornaments
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on finger pedalling, ornaments, rotation and runs in works by Couperin, Burgmüller and Debussy.
The New ABRSM Syllabus – Grade 5
Continuing my exploration of the new ABRSM syllabus, this week I am having a look at the pieces in the main book for Grade 5 (click here to view my…
Burgmüller’s La candeur
At first glance La candeur, the first of Burgmüller’s twenty-five studies, opus 100, looks like any other elementary study in C major - with a stream of quavers (8th notes) in one…
New Study Editions for Burgmüller’s Op. 100
As readers of my blog will know, I am not a great believer in too much separation of the study of technique from real music. Therefore, when I recommend studies…
Happy Holidays
This is my final post for 2019 - let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and peaceful holiday season. It has been a year of…
Online Academy – What’s Coming?
The Online Academy will soon be three years old and we have a number of exciting developments in the pipeline to celebrate this milestone. Following from our previous post which…
Burgmüller’s Op. 100
Burgmüller’s charming set of 25 studies, the Easy and Progressive Études (Op 100) still manages to sound fresh after all these years, and continues to inspire intermediate pianists. Each étude…
Burgmüller’s Op 100 Studies on the Online Academy
One of the most popular series on the Online Academy is my exploration of Burgmüller's set of studies, the Easy and Progressive Études, op 100. What makes these little pieces so…