I’ve published articles in Piano Professional, which is the magazine published by EPTA UK (European Piano Teachers Association), for the past 8 years. My latest, which was published in Issue 54, focuses on the thumb. Thumbs. We know they form an important part of our hand, but how often do we focus on all four…
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Developing the Fourth and Fifth Finger
My most recent piano technique feature article for Piano Professional, which is the European Piano Teachers Association’s primary UK publication, focuses on a host of different ways to help students become aware, and start using (albeit carefully), their fourth and fifth fingers. I hope it’s of interest. In my last article, I discussed the importance…
The Bridge Position
Today’s post features my latest technique article for Piano Professional, a piano teachers’ magazine published by EPTA or the European Piano Teachers Association. This article highlights the Bridge Position, which is generally considered an important hand position for pianists. I hope it’s of interest to both teachers and students. If you cast your mind back…
Painless Piano Playing Part 2
This blog post has been recently published in EPTA’s Piano Professional. EPTA is the European Piano Teachers Association. I currently write a feature technique article for this flagship UK publication. It’s the second article focusing on developing a pain free, relaxed piano technique. You can read Painless Piano Playing Part 1, here. In my previous…
Painless Piano Playing Part 1
This post was initially printed in Issue 50 of Piano Professional. This magazine is for piano teachers and is published by EPTA (or the European Piano Teachers Association). My article focuses on an aspect of playing which I feel is extremely important: flexibility. In it, I concentrate on simple exercises which students find helpful as…
Fingering: Part 1
Today’s weekend post focuses on fingering. I often write about this topic because I feel it’s particularly important for students of all levels. This article is the first in a two-part series. It was written for the September 2018 edition of Piano Professional. The magazine is published by EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) for whom…
The Sustaining Pedal
I regularly write feature articles for Piano Professional Magazine published by EPTA (or the European Piano Teachers Association). The most recent comes from the Spring 2018 Issue. This is Issue 47, pages 20 – 21. It sheds some light on the sustaining pedal and I hope you find it of interest. The sustaining or damper…
Approaches to Staccato Playing
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,…
10 Top Tips for Tonal Beauty
The following article was originally published in Piano Professional magazine. This is an EPTA UK (European Piano Teachers Association) publication. It appeared in the most recent edition, Issue 37. You can read the original article by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. I have compiled a list of ten top tips…
15 Top Tips for Successful Sight-reading
Last weekend’s blog post featured the first article I wrote for the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), which appeared in the Piano Professional Magazine (Autumn 2013 edition). Continuing with this theme, the following article was published in the Autumn 2014 Piano Professional (pages 20-22). It focuses on Sight-reading. We all know how important it is to be…