The Practice Sleuths Episode #5
Our Practice Sleuths Graham Fitch and Adina Mornell explore how to start learning a new piece – from first impressions to listening, practising & creative interpretation.
Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn & Liszt
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on balancing chords, pedalling, mastering double notes and playing legato in works by Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Liszt.
Mendelssohn Song Without Words, Op. 19b No. 1
Our latest From the Ground Up Edition features Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words Op 19b No. 1, a highly enjoyable and rewarding piece to study at the early advanced level.
Granados, Heller & a Venetian Gondola Song!
Another three videos featuring pieces from Grade 6 of the 2023 & 2024 ABRSM piano examination syllabus have been published on the Online Academy.
Practising Leggiero, Hands Together and Pedalling
In this month’s Practice Clinic, Graham Fitch answers questions on when to pedal in Scarlatti, coordinating the hands in Schumann’s Melody and how to practise playing softly and lightly in works by Chopin and Mendelssohn.
Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Rachmaninoff!
In this month’s practice clinic, Graham Fitch answered questions on trills, fingering, legato octaves and gave practising tips for tackling a difficult passage in works by Handel, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff.
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Grieg and Ravel!
In this month’s practice clinic Graham Fitch answered questions on coordinating the hands, using wrist rotation, trills and other topics in works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Grieg and Ravel.
Making Scales Sound and Feel Good
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…
Don’t Play!
We tend to think of sitting at the piano and practising totally in terms of making sounds. If we’re not moving our fingers up and down, we’re not really practising,…