Ideas, Inspiration & Tips for Your Piano Playing
Our new series of workshops in partnership with the Piano Teachers Course offers new ideas, inspiration and practical tips wherever you might be on your piano journey!
Trinity Syllabus Grade 8
New video walk-throughs featuring selected repertoire from the 2021-23 Grade 8 Trinity Syllabus are now available!
Teaching Healthy, Expressive Technique Preview
This week we bring you a preview of a new online course on teaching healthy, expressive piano technique based on Penelope Roskell’s award-winning book The Complete Pianist.
The Piano Teachers’ Course Online
We're delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new initiative on the Online Academy, PTC Online. Developed in partnership with the The Piano Teachers’ Course UK, this series features in-depth…
Performing in a Safe Circle
Many pianists relish performing and do it all the time, others end up performing as a part of their activities. It may have been a passion for music and a…
A Practical Theory Lesson
Most of us were probably brought up on the middle C approach to learning the piano, and the first scale we ever learned was C major. We probably got tangled…
Efficient Practising for Busy People
This is the follow-up to last week's post, in which I outlined the first few stages for cleaning up a piece beset by errors, stumbles, approximations and other anomalies that…
Some Historic Pianos
As I wind up my short tribute to the pianos of yesteryear, I want to mention two particular pianos that stand out in my memory. Last week, I wrote about…
Top Ten Tips to Maximise Your Practice
At the start of the New Year, everyone is making resolutions. I have noticed that these usually have to do with self discipline - not eating or drinking so much…
Looping – How to Manage Repetition Rhythmically
Piano playing requires extremely sophisticated motor skills and superfine coordination. While we acquire these skills for a new piece or if we are polishing up an old one, a certain…