Practice Tools for New Pieces
Graham Fitch shares some tips and practice tools that can be used to build firm foundations when learning a new piece or for tackling problematic passages in pieces you can already play.
Get It Right from the Start
It’s the start of a new school year! With it comes new challenges, new examination syllabi and many wonderful pieces to learn. Whether you do it for pleasure or an…
Q-Spots Series: Beethoven’s Für Elise
This is the third in my series on Q-Spots, and I'm going to feature one short excerpt from Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59 – otherwise known…
Introduction to the Practice Tools
I’m pleased to announce my new course, Introducing the Practice Tools, which is taking place on Saturday, 13th of July 2019 at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel in central London.…
Enjoying Ultra-Slow Practice
First published on October 16, 2014, Enjoying Ultra-Slow Practice came about in response to students who were trying to run before they could walk. I needed to find a way…
The Three Little Pigs
First published in May, 2016, The Three Little Pigs reminds us of the importance of solid preparation as we learn our pieces, and is the second in this short summer…
On Pedalling, Slow Practice and Practical Theory
I’ve recently run a survey to find out what repertoire you would like to see me feature in blog articles, annotated study editions and in the Online Academy which I’m…
Helping Youngsters Practise Slowly
I've written quite a bit about slow practice, probably because getting students to practise slowly enough and focus on the right things in the process is an ongoing challenge. To get…
Slow Practice: The Sequel
I am very glad last week's post on enjoying slow practice seemed to have interested quite a lot of readers. While practising a fast or fast-ish piece very slowly is…