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Intermediate Scales Manual Now on the Online Academy!

Intermediate Scales Manual Now on the Online Academy!

By Graham Fitch, 2017-11-09
Posted in: Technique

I have some good news for those of you practising your scales! I have just published the first part of my new scale manual aimed at intermediate players on the…

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Tags: arpeggiosscalesShura Cherkassky
Intermediate Scales Manual Now on the Online Academy!
Flexibility in Interpretation

Flexibility in Interpretation

By Graham Fitch, 2015-11-05
Posted in: Inspiration, Performing

There is no one “correct” way to play a piece – the same piece played by different pianists will vary in tempo, timing, pedalling, phrasing etc.

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Tags: Carlo Vidussoclifford curzonEarl WildGeorges CziffraLeon FleisherLiszt La LeggierezzaSchubert Moments MusicauxShura CherkasskyWilhelm Furtwangler
Flexibility in Interpretation
Slaying the Dragon

Slaying the Dragon

By Graham Fitch, 2014-05-16
Posted in: Performing

Piano playing can never be an exact science. We will not always be able to say with absolute precision or certainty how we arrived at a particular result in our…

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Tags: errorinspirationperformancepiano pedagogypractice toolspracticing the pianopractising the pianoprofessionalpsychologyshostakovich polka from the age of goldShura Cherkassky
Slaying the Dragon
Spring Cleaning a Repertoire Piece

Spring Cleaning a Repertoire Piece

By Graham Fitch, 2014-02-14
Posted in: Practising

Do you have a favourite piece you just love to play, but end up feeling disappointed that you're just not doing the piece (or yourself) justice each time you drag…

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Tags: commitmentconcentrationfingeringmaintenancemarking the scorequarantiningrepertoireShura CherkasskystoppingtempoTheodora Leschetizky
Spring Cleaning a Repertoire Piece
Taking Ownership

Taking Ownership

By Graham Fitch, 2011-10-15
Posted in: General tips, Performing

Some years ago, Dame Fanny Waterman gave a masterclass for the BBC (Beethoven Sonata, op. 2 no. 2 , I think it was) and had made some suggestions to the student…

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Tags: analysisbeethovenChopinDame Fanny WatermanexpressioninterpretationJorge BoletMozart Turkish RondoPeter KivyRachmaninovShura Cherkasskytheory
Taking Ownership

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