Today’s guest post has been written by renowned composer Christopher Norton. This is the first article in a mini-series on this blog over the next few months. Chris will take students through his own piano pieces, many of which are currently featured on various exam syllabuses, offering helpful practice tips and suggestions. We begin with…
Tag: Practice Tips
Ornaments: 5 Practice Tips
My most recent article for Pianist Magazine’s newsletter features ornaments. An aspect of piano playing which can be extremely tricky to implement is the inclusion of ornaments. An ornament is an embellishment or a ‘decorative’ added note pattern, in other words, notes which are not intrinsic to the overall structure of a piece. They appear…
Tricky Corners: Smooth Passage Work
In my previous Tricky Corners post, I focused on fifth finger leaps within a passage from C P E Bach’s Sonata in A flat, H. 31 (first movement, Un poco allegro); you can read the article, here. Today’s post will continue with this piece, looking, this time, at another caveat which can present serious issues…
11 ways to kick start your practice routine: Evgenia Chudinovich (GéNIA)
Happy World Piano Day! Today’s guest writer is Evgenia Chudinovich (GéNIA). GéNIA has written for my blog before and you can read her very popular article here. She is a highly experienced pianist, teacher, author, composer, and creator of Piano-Yoga®. Here, she offers some practice tips for those in need of some inspiration. Have you…