Nov 21,
See some of our fantastic beginners, in their end of year concert, July 2024! https://youtu.be/XIK1-lrtyIw
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Nov 21,
Here’s how I use a Pop-It fidget toy for a quickfire review of piano pentascales. If you’re not sure what a pentascale is, then read on for a quick explanation below the...
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Nov 21,
Thursday 13th August is Left Handers Day! Since pianists most definitely need to look after their hands here’s a perfect opportunity to celebrate and give your left hand a bit of...
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Nov 21,
Monday 20th July marks International Moon Day- the date of the first Lunar Landing in 1969. Here’s a an amazing piece of music to listen to that depicts moonlight- one of my favourites to...
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Nov 21,
Here’s how I use visuals to help with learning octave scale fingerings. The piano scales of C, G, D, A and E major, all use a 123-1234 fingering pattern. It’s not such a tricky pattern...
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Nov 21,
Unharnessing the possibilities of technology has been an exciting journey, full of discoveries. But when our world revolves around the click of a mouse, sometimes it’s a nice change for your...
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Nov 21,
Beginner pianists can sometimes find it tricky to correlate that one step to the right on the keyboard = moving up to the next line or space on the stave…. it’s a fairly abstract...
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Nov 21,
On March 31st it’s Haydn’s birthday. Here are some ways you can learn about this important composer: Watch this quick video for kids all about Haydn:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQNFZZWVc4...
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Nov 21,
Here’s a nice tactile way to remind your child or pupil to practice those tricky spots! I’ll often get my pupils to play a tricky spot 3 or 5 times. Use these practice beads to help...
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Nov 21,
Having a great sense of pulse is a crucial part of being a musician. We do lots of activities in our lessons to build a strong internal sense of pulse. Tempo is the speed of the pulse. In...
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