I contribute to Pianist magazine’s newsletter, in addition to writing a ‘how-to-play’ article in the magazine, which pops into a subscriber’s e mail box every other month. It’s full of interesting articles, competitions and everything piano. The most recent newsletter article contains 5 tips designed to cultivate and improve our listening skills, and I thought…
Tag: Listening
Listening and focusing
There are numerous considerations when playing the piano. Elements requiring attention include co-ordination, notes, fingering, rhythm, pedalling, colour, sound, and so on. The list is endless, and the success of all important technical and musical issues depends on how carefully we listen and focus on what we are doing. It’s too easy to play with closed ears, that is,…
Melanie Spanswick 