I am a regular contributor to Piano Professional, the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) magazine. I really enjoy writing for this publication which focuses on providing piano teachers with helpful information. The following article was written for Issue 43 (published earlier this year), and examines various approaches to staccato. When it comes to tackling articulation,…
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5 Top Tips to Improve Finger Staccato
One aspect of playing I have written little about is touch and articulation, specifically staccato. This past term, several of my students have taken advanced graded ABRSM exams requiring many scales, the majority of which must be played legato or smoothly, and staccato or short or detached, as indicated on the score by dotes above or…