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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…

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The History of Piano Technique: Studies and Exercises
A Tool for Memory Work: Tracking

A Tool for Memory Work: Tracking

By Graham Fitch, 2013-08-29
Posted in: Practising, Teaching

Memorising a piece takes plenty of time and energy, and requires a strategy more sophisticated than simply closing the score after several weeks of reading it. Some memory work is…

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A Tool for Memory Work: Tracking
Playing by Ear

Playing by Ear

By Graham Fitch, 2013-05-10
Posted in: General tips

I had an email from a reader asking how he could learn to play by ear, so here are some random thoughts on the subject. When we play by ear…

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Tags: album for the youngchildrenexaminationsimprovisationjs bachlisteninglittle preludeLucinda Mackworth-YoungMozartRobert Schumanntransposition
Playing by Ear
Eat Your Greens!

Eat Your Greens!

By Graham Fitch, 2012-12-14
Posted in: Practising

A thorough knowledge of scales and arpeggios is an absolute necessity for all serious students of the piano. Here are some tips for incorporating them into lessons and practice.

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Tags: arpeggioscreativityDebussydebussy clair de luneexaminationsfurther readingJoanne Haroutounianjoanne haroutounian explorations in musiclisteningscalesscales generatortheorytouch
Eat Your Greens!
The Analytic Memory

The Analytic Memory

By Graham Fitch, 2012-05-25
Posted in: Practising

I have had several requests for an article on memorisation. Since I already wrote one last year for Pianist Magazine, entitled Mind Over Memory, I thought I would include it…

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Tags: childrenChopinevaluateGina BachauerGlenn Gouldlisteningmemorypianist magazinetheory
The Analytic Memory
Five-a-Side Team Events: Some Thoughts on Chord Playing

Five-a-Side Team Events: Some Thoughts on Chord Playing

By Graham Fitch, 2012-03-23
Posted in: Practising

In my youth I was fortunate enough to have some lessons with Philip Fowke, the first one was on Rachmaninov's rather overplayed Prelude in C sharp minor. I recall the…

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Tags: chord playingchordserica worthhereford summer school for pianistslisteningPhilip fowkepianist magazinepiano pedagogypracticing the pianopractising the pianorachmaninov prelude in c sharp minortapping
Five-a-Side Team Events: Some Thoughts on Chord Playing
An Energy Saving Tip

An Energy Saving Tip

By Graham Fitch, 2012-01-14
Posted in: Practising

The other day the bulb in my piano lamp blew. It was the only light I had on in the room, and because it was dark outside and I was…

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An Energy Saving Tip
More on Passagework

More on Passagework

By Graham Fitch, 2011-12-02
Posted in: Practising

Last week's post on passagework dealt with a fair amount of mechanics. Here, I would like to outline a process which strengthens everything - the ear, the memory and the…

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Tags: listeningmemoryMozartpassageworkreflexreflex arcstrength
More on Passagework
Silent Practice: The Art of Inner Listening

Silent Practice: The Art of Inner Listening

By Graham Fitch, 2011-09-30
Posted in: Practising, Teaching

Somewhat reluctantly, I have just sold on my Virgil Practice Clavier, having watched it gather dust and take up space for the past few years. For those of you too…

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Tags: listeningmemorymimingsilentvirgil practice clavier
Silent Practice: The Art of Inner Listening
Overpracticers Hanonymous

Overpracticers Hanonymous

By Graham Fitch, 2011-09-11
Posted in: Practising

It is not so much what we practise, but how; it is the quality rather than the quantity that matters. We need a specific aim when practising an exercise, a piece, a phrase…

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Tags: blended activityHanonHanon exerciseslisteningpiano exercisestranspositionwrist
Overpracticers Hanonymous

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