Creative Ways to Practise Scales
Practising scales and arpeggios is important but often associated with drudgery. In this blog post, graham Fitch gives some ideas to making practising them more fun and effective!
An Arpeggio Practice Plan
If you're preparing your scales and arpeggios for an exam, or if you want to include some as part of your warm-up routine or technical regime, it is a good…
Managing Arpeggios
Scales and arpeggios are an important part of the developing pianist's technical regime, especially for those who go through graded examinations. Having looked at scale playing in recent posts, I…
A Scale Plan
So you know you have to practise your scales but you're not really that keen, and you find your mind is constantly wandering. You need some sort of plan, and…
Practising the Piano Part 3 – Scales and Arpeggios
It seems to me that a thorough knowledge of scales and arpeggios is an absolute necessity for all serious students of the piano. Western music is built on the major/minor…
My New eBook on Scales and Arpeggios
I’m delighted to announce the launch of Part 3 of my eBook series, Practising the Piano. Part 3 is a single, bumper volume on scales and arpeggios starting with a guide…
Scale Generator
I am busy writing Part 3 of my eBook series, Practising the Piano, a volume on scales and arpeggios. After outlining the basic skills needed, I look at both scales and…
A Beautiful Process for Scales
I was back at Steinway Hall in London recently, recording a new series of video demonstrations for Pianist Magazine. The first is on scales and arpeggios, and now that it…
Eat Your Greens!
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.