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Write it Out!

Write it Out!

By Graham Fitch, 2019-08-15
Posted in: General tips

I first published this post way back in June, 2013, and it has been buried in the archives ever since. I decided to update it and republish after the subject…

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Tags: errorsgoldberg variationsmarking the scorememorywriting
Write it Out!
The Floating Fermata

The Floating Fermata

By Graham Fitch, 2019-03-14
Posted in: Practising

Graham Fitch explains how one of his favourite day-to day-practice tools, the Floating Fermata works.

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Tags: BrahmsBrahms IntermezzoChopinChopin Scherzo no. 1 in B minorerrorsfloating fermataGinasteraGinastera Danzas Argentinaslearning a piecemaking a chainmemoryop. 119stoppingwrong notes
The Floating Fermata
The Myth of Perfection

The Myth of Perfection

By Graham Fitch, 2018-08-30
Posted in: Performing

Debunking the myth of perfection in piano performance and suggestions for achieving healthy perfectionism when practising a performance.

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Tags: alfred cortotattitudebeethovenEloise Ristaderrorsfurther readinginspirationJascha HeifetzmythsperfectionTimothy Gallweywrong notes
The Myth of Perfection
Watch What You Say!

Watch What You Say!

By Graham Fitch, 2014-03-07
Posted in: Performing

Over the years in my teaching, I have noticed the tendency for some students to need to preface their playing with an often lengthy verbal introduction – a description of…

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Tags: confidenceerrorsGeorge McRaeMarilee AdamsMozartperfectionpsychology
Watch What You Say!
Efficient Practising for Busy People

Efficient Practising for Busy People

By Graham Fitch, 2014-02-21
Posted in: Practising

This is the follow-up to last week's post, in which I outlined the first few stages for cleaning up a piece beset by errors, stumbles, approximations and other anomalies that…

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Tags: craftefficient practiceerrorsmaintenancemaking a chainquarantingroutineSectionssight readingSlowlyteaching
Efficient Practising for Busy People
Top Ten Tips to Maximise Your Practice

Top Ten Tips to Maximise Your Practice

By Graham Fitch, 2014-01-10
Posted in: General tips, Practising

At the start of the New Year, everyone is making resolutions. I have noticed that these usually have to do with self discipline - not eating or drinking so much…

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Tags: commitmentcraftEPTA UKerrorsfingeringgoalsorganisationpractice toolsteachingThe Three S'stop ten tipstrouble spots
Top Ten Tips to Maximise Your Practice
The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

By Graham Fitch, 2013-11-08
Posted in: Performing

In the run-up to Christmas, I am reminded of the low-tech decorations we used to make at school back in the day - paper chains. We would lick the gummed…

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Tags: anxietyerrorsmaking a chainMozartMozart Sonata in C K279performanceSections
The Weakest Link
Practising Chopin’s “Ocean” Etude

Practising Chopin’s “Ocean” Etude

By Graham Fitch, 2013-09-20
Posted in: Practising

In last week's post on ties and repeated notes, I referred to Chopin's Ocean Etude (more properly known as op. 25 no. 12). A reader contacted me asking if I…

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Tags: accentalfred cortotChopin Ocean Etude op. 25 no. 12errorsrepeated notesskeletontied notestouchtrillstrouble spotsWalter Cosand
Practising Chopin’s “Ocean” Etude
Some Thoughts on Mental Tension

Some Thoughts on Mental Tension

By Graham Fitch, 2013-08-03
Posted in: Performing

When we think of tension in piano playing, we correctly label this as negative - it is a thing that hampers us and our objective should be to locate its…

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Tags: anxietychildrenconfidenceerrorsmental tensionpedagogyperformancepositive attitudeteachingtension
Some Thoughts on Mental Tension
A Short Essay on the Life of a Pianist

A Short Essay on the Life of a Pianist

By Graham Fitch, 2012-05-12
Posted in: General tips

After a recent post, I received a request in the form of a comment from a reader, suggesting I might expand on my last paragraph. The last paragraph was as…

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Tags: adele marcuschildrenerrorsmaria curciomemoryperformancepractising the pianoprofessionalsviatoslav richterteachingtension
A Short Essay on the Life of a Pianist

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