Making Friends with Beethoven
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.
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.
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.
In this week’s blog post we interview pianist & teacher Neil Rutman and discuss his book Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature
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!
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…