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Making Friends with Beethoven

Making Friends with Beethoven

By Informance, 2023-08-03
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

Amateur pianist Marie-Louise Curtis tells the story of how she grew to love Beethoven’s Variations (Op. 34) which she initially struggled to relate to by creating a personal narrative.

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Tags: amateurbeethovenbeethoven variationsinterpretationnarrative
Making Friends with Beethoven
Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven & Schubert

Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven & Schubert

By Informance, 2023-07-13
Posted in: Learning Pieces, Practising

In this month’s practice clinic, Graham Fitch answers questions on fingering, pedalling, achieving legato, interpretation and imagination in works by Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Scarlatti and Schubert.

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Tags: albinezbeethoveninterpretationlegatopedallingpractice clinicScarlattiSchubertSchubert Impromptu in B flat
Albeniz, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven & Schubert
Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature

Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature

By Informance, 2023-03-09
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

In this week’s blog post we interview pianist & teacher Neil Rutman and discuss his book Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature

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Tags: CortotDinu LipattiinterpretationinterviewNeil Rutmanrepertoire
Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature
New Year, New Piano Pieces

New Year, New Piano Pieces

By Informance, 2023-01-12
Posted in: Learning Pieces

The New Year is an excellent time to start learning some new piano pieces and we have many events and resources to help you along the way!

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Tags: interpretationlearning a pieceonline eventsrepertoire
New Year, New Piano Pieces
Going Beyond the Notes

Going Beyond the Notes

By Graham Fitch, 2022-03-03
Posted in: Inspiration, Performing

In this week’s blog post, Graham Fitch explores how imagination and narrative can be used to go beyond a literal rendition of notes to deliver performances that captivate and inspire listeners.

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Tags: Debussydes abendsgoldberg variationsinterpretationL'isle joyeusenarrativeperformingRobert Schumann
Going Beyond the Notes
A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2

A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2

By Graham Fitch, 2020-05-21
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

Johannes Brahms' Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2 is surely one of the most beloved short piano pieces from the Romantic period. The second from the set of six…

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Tags: analysisBrahmsBrahms IntermezzoBrahms Intermezzo in A op. 118Clara Schumanninterpretation
A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2
Interpretation: Can it be Taught?

Interpretation: Can it be Taught?

By Graham Fitch, 2019-09-05
Posted in: Blog

I am delighted to publish this guest post from Katrina Fox, a graduate of The Piano Teachers' Course UK whom it was my pleasure to work with in my tutor…

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Tags: bartokCimarosainterpretationJacques IbertSchubertWalter Carroll
Interpretation: Can it be Taught?
Where Do We Find Musical Expression?

Where Do We Find Musical Expression?

By Informance, 2018-07-02
Posted in: From the Ground Up, Inspiration

This week’s guest blog post features an article on finding musical expression when learning new pieces by Ken Johansen. In this post, Ken suggests practise methods using examples from various pieces featured within his…

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Tags: expressionFrom the Ground Upinterpretationlearning a pieceRobert SchumannSchumann Album for the Young
Where Do We Find Musical Expression?
Making the Well-Known Our Own

Making the Well-Known Our Own

By Informance, 2018-06-11
Posted in: From the Ground Up, Inspiration

This week’s guest blog post features an article on how to approach interpretation of well-known works by Ken Johansen, author of the From the Ground Up series. In this post, Ken shares his thoughts…

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Tags: ChopinChopin Nocturne in E flat op 9 no 2From the Ground Upinterpretationlearning a piece
Making the Well-Known Our Own
Look, No Feet!

Look, No Feet!

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-30
Posted in: Practising

People think in terms of pianists' fingers - not their feet - but a direct line of communication from our ear to our right foot is an absolute necessity and…

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Tags: feetinterpretationpedalperformanceprofessionalSchumannshift pedal
Look, No Feet!

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