Crossing Hands, Automatic Fingering & Practising Ornaments
Our first practice clinic of the year features questions on crossing hands, fingering, ornaments and more in Prokofiev, Bach, Grieg and Scarlatti!
Our first practice clinic of the year features questions on crossing hands, fingering, ornaments and more in Prokofiev, Bach, Grieg and Scarlatti!
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 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.
Our latest Practice Clinic recording features answers to questions on balancing voices, reducing tension, articulation, shaping and achieving rhythmic fluency in works by Bach, Scarlatti, Liszt, Debussy, Schumann and Gershwin.
A write-up of our Birthday Bash celebrations and video excerpts from the event which took place on 15th January at the Fidelio Cafe in central London.
Does scale playing scare you? Does the thought of practising scales for an exam intimidate you? Scales have a reputation for being among the least interesting activities we pianists face,…
I was at Steinway Hall here in London yesterday making another series of video demonstrations for Pianist Magazine. One of the demonstrations was on how to manage trills. If we…