• Store
  • Sign-up
  • Sign-in
Menu
Practising the Piano
  • Home
  • Resources
    • Multimedia eBook Series
    • Online Academy
    • Video Lessons
    • Annotated Study Editions
    • Repertoire Resources
    • Piano Technique Resources
    • Amateur Piano Groups & Clubs
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Online Events
    • London Piano Courses
    • Practice Clinics
    • Online Performance Workshops
  • Blog
      • Practising
      • Learning Pieces
      • Technique
      • Performing
      • Teaching
      • Archive
  • About Us
    • Help & Support
    • Contact us
HomeBlogPosts tagged “imagination”
Select view:

imagination

Back To Blog

Refine by

Categories

Tags

Our Inner Conductor

Our Inner Conductor

By Graham Fitch, 2014-04-18
Posted in: General tips

In some Romantic music it may be appropriate to change tempo slightly when the musical idea changes, even if this is not specified in the score. This is just one…

Read More

Tags: beatclassical sonataexpressionHerbert von Karajanimaginationinterpretationmetronomepulsequality of beatrhythmSectionstempotouchvisualisation
Our Inner Conductor
Making Scales Sound and Feel Good

Making Scales Sound and Feel Good

By Graham Fitch, 2014-04-11
Posted in: Practising

Some years ago I was invited to give a class on scales and arpeggios for a piano teachers’ association. There was one advancing student who was really struggling with them…

Read More

Tags: arpeggiosbeethovenChopinconcertoexaminationsexpressionimaginationjs bachMendelssohnperformancescalesstyle
Making Scales Sound and Feel Good
The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises

The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises

By Graham Fitch, 2013-12-13
Posted in: General tips

There has been much feedback and lively debate on last week's post about Czerny and his legacy of studies and exercises. It seems some piano teachers firmly believe in assigning…

Read More

Tags: alfred cortotanalysisCarl CzernyCortotexercisesHanonHanon The Virtuoso PianisthistoryimaginationJohn Thompsonlisteningpeter feuchtwangerstudiesTaubmanGoldandsky YouTube Channeltechnique
The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises
The Monkey And The Typewriter

The Monkey And The Typewriter

By Graham Fitch, 2012-09-05
Posted in: Performing

If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, would they eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare? This favourite question of barstool philosophers seems relevant…

Read More

Tags: beethovenexpressionfurther readingimaginationinspirationLeon Fleishervisualisation
The Monkey And The Typewriter
Feeling an Interpretation

Feeling an Interpretation

By Graham Fitch, 2012-02-03
Posted in: Performing, Practising

I would like to throw out some ideas that might help develop an interpretation during practising, always keeping in mind that the process of practising should move us ever nearer…

Read More

Tags: heinrich neuhausimaginationinterpretationjs bachMozartpreludetechniquevisualisation
Feeling an Interpretation

Sign-up To Our Mailing List!

Sign-up to our email newsletter for free resources, news updates and special offers!

TOPICS

  • Practising
  • Learning Pieces
  • Technique
  • Performing
  • Teaching

LINKS

  • Online Academy
  • Informance
  • Help & Support
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Practising the Piano All Rights Reserved

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Privacy Policy
  • T&Cs
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.OkMore Information