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Using the Right Tools for the Job (Part 2)

Using the Right Tools for the Job (Part 2)

By Informance, 2025-10-18

Graham Fitch presents an online workshop on identifying and using the right tools for finessing a piece and preparing for performance.

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Using the Right Tools for the Job (Part 2)
Cracking the Code – From Deciphering to Doing

Cracking the Code – From Deciphering to Doing

By Informance, 2025-10-16
Posted in: Learning Pieces, Practice tools

Join Part 2 of Ken Johansen’s workshop series and get help on scores you find difficult to decipher or are unsure how to start learning!

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Tags: practice toolsworkshop
Cracking the Code – From Deciphering to Doing
A Smarter Way to Start a New Piece

A Smarter Way to Start a New Piece

By Informance, 2025-09-25
Posted in: Learning Pieces

Overwhelmed by a new piano piece? Discover how simplifying the score makes learning easier, strengthens memory and improves expression!

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Tags: blockingdeconstructionFrom the Ground Upintermezzopractice tools
A Smarter Way to Start a New Piece
Happy New Year & What’s In Store!

Happy New Year & What’s In Store!

By Informance, 2025-01-02
Posted in: Events

Our online events kick-off with Adina Mornell’s Secrets of Experts (Part 2) followed by interactive workshops presented by Graham Fitch, William Westney & more!

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Tags: online eventsperformingpractice tools
Happy New Year & What’s In Store!
Learning Pieces, Beethoven & Bach

Learning Pieces, Beethoven & Bach

By Informance, 2024-12-05
Posted in: Practising

Our last Practice Clinic recording for the year features answers to questions on ornaments, a tricky passage and avoiding over analysis in the early stages of learning works by Bach & Beethoven!

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Tags: analysisbachbeethovenornamentspractice clinicpractice tools
Learning Pieces, Beethoven & Bach
Engaging Your Heart and Brain Like an Expert

Engaging Your Heart and Brain Like an Expert

By Informance, 2024-10-10
Posted in: Performing

In our blog post for this week, Adina Mornell gives a summary of some of the key themes introduced in her recent workshop, "I Played It Better at Home". The post…

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Tags: practice tools
Engaging Your Heart and Brain Like an Expert
First Make Friends With the Notes!

First Make Friends With the Notes!

By Informance, 2024-08-22
Posted in: Practising

William Westney introduces his new video series which gives a powerful, proven strategy that is easy to implement and frees us to play ANY piece of music freely, expressively and spontaneously.

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Tags: practice toolsSchumannWilliam Westney
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First Make Friends With the Notes!
Harvesting the Riches of Bartok’s Mikrokosmos

Harvesting the Riches of Bartok’s Mikrokosmos

By Informance, 2023-12-07
Posted in: Learning Pieces, Teaching, Technique

William Westney introduces his new video series on Bartok’s Mikrokosmos and explains why it is an indispensible “power tool” to him as a teacher.

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Tags: bartokmethod bookmikrokosmospractice toolsteaching techniqueWilliam Westney
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Harvesting the Riches of Bartok’s Mikrokosmos
Making Haste Slowly

Making Haste Slowly

By Informance, 2023-11-30
Posted in: Learning Pieces

In this week’s blog post, Prodigal Pianist Ryan Morison shares the approach and tools he used to “make haste slowly” in attempting to learn a challenging piece by JS Bach in an ambitious timescale!

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Tags: bachdeep learningFuguepartitapractice toolsstepladder
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Making Haste Slowly
Engaging Your Mind Learning a New Piece

Engaging Your Mind Learning a New Piece

By Graham Fitch, 2023-02-09
Posted in: Learning Pieces

Graham Fitch shows how to use a tool he calls Personalised Pattern Recognition when learning a new piece.

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Tags: deep learningjs bachpartitapractice toolspractising
Engaging Your Mind Learning a New Piece

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