Piano Practice

The Best Exercises to Improve Your Jazz Piano Playing

2026-05-13T08:50:31+01:00

Jazz piano can take years to develop fluency on. A combination of perseverance and varied approach is essential to gain the skills you need to become an expressive improviser. Regular practice in different formats is also required, giving you healthy doses of individual improvement and experience in group situations. Here are the best ways to individually practice and improve your jazz piano skills. Scales Scales are an important part of learning any pitched instrument, both for the purposes of technique and key-based language. It is essential to know the scales related to any key you are playing in. A good [...]

The Best Exercises to Improve Your Jazz Piano Playing2026-05-13T08:50:31+01:00

Effective Warm-Up Exercises in Piano Playing

2026-01-18T13:02:14+00:00

For pianists of every level, from beginners taking their first lessons to seasoned professionals preparing for demanding performances, warm-up exercises are an indispensable part of daily practise. The piano is an instrument that requires both physical dexterity and deep mental concentration. Without proper preparation, the hands, arms, and even the mind can feel unready for the challenges of repertoire. Just as athletes prime their muscles before competition, pianists benefit from structured warm-up routines that build strength, coordination, and fluency while preventing injury. This article explores effective warm-up exercises for piano playing, considering their technical, physiological, and musical value. It also provides [...]

Effective Warm-Up Exercises in Piano Playing2026-01-18T13:02:14+00:00

A Pianist’s Guide to Effective Warm-Ups

2025-12-29T09:47:24+00:00

If you’re reading this article you could be either of two types of pianists during a warm-up: someone who always warms up but never knows whether it's effective or not. Or someone who skips it entirely because they don't think it's necessary or know how to approach it. An effective warm-up is the key to any successful practise session. My music teacher always told me that the way you warm-up is a foreshadowing of how well the rest of the practise will look like. Now although it might not always be the case, I still fully believe her words prove true [...]

A Pianist’s Guide to Effective Warm-Ups2025-12-29T09:47:24+00:00

How to Practise Piano Efficiently in Just 30 Minutes a Day

2025-11-17T15:30:08+00:00

One of the greatest needs in our day is the need for more time. We often set high expectations for ourselves to get certain things done in a certain amount of time. Then time usually takes the blame when the goal isn't achieved. With anything in life, the more you practise something, the better you become at it. One of the biggest challenges faced by aspiring pianists is finding enough time to practise. Unfortunately, it is impossible for many to spend hours and hours on a piano each day. For some, even the thought of investing so many hours into the [...]

How to Practise Piano Efficiently in Just 30 Minutes a Day2025-11-17T15:30:08+00:00

Tips to Stay Inspired When It Gets Tough in Your Piano Journey

2024-05-30T10:53:06+01:00

Embarking on a piano journey is a thrilling endeavour, yet it comes with its share of challenges. From tedious practise sessions to self-doubt and frustration, it's natural to lose motivation and enthusiasm. However, maintaining motivation is essential for long-term progress and achieving your goals. Here are some innovative tips to keep your piano journey inspiring and engaging: Musician's Journaling Start a musician's journal where you jot down your thoughts, feelings, and inspirations before and after each practise session. Reflecting on your musical journey can deepen your connection to the music and provide valuable insights into your progress. Write about what you're [...]

Tips to Stay Inspired When It Gets Tough in Your Piano Journey2024-05-30T10:53:06+01:00

The Rule of Three

2023-03-16T08:54:36+00:00

I was watching a video recently about an Olympic athlete talking about their training. Right before they went to the last Olympics, they had a training session and, in their words, "was like a trainwreck'. They, of course, want to go to the Olympics in peak condition to have the best chance of winning and the worry was that they were behind in their progress. Their coach, however, had some great advice to give. She said when you are training at your upper levels of performance, not every session is going to be perfect and called it "the rule of [...]

The Rule of Three2023-03-16T08:54:36+00:00

How To Improve Your Memory For The Piano

2023-01-30T05:19:04+00:00

Improving your memory can be a great way to enhance your piano-playing skills and I am here to provide you with a few tips to achieve just that. Practice Regularly Consistent practice is crucial for improving your memory when learning to play the piano. When you practice the same pieces repeatedly, you are strengthening the neural connections in your brain that are responsible for muscle memory. This allows your fingers to move easily and smoothly over the keys, making it less challenging for you to recall the notes and fingerings as you play. In order to see results, try to [...]

How To Improve Your Memory For The Piano2023-01-30T05:19:04+00:00

The Importance Of Understanding And Interpreting Your Piano Music

2023-01-03T21:18:09+00:00

As a musician, learning how to play the piano is a rewarding and fulfilling journey. But, simply being able to play the notes on the page is not enough – it is equally important to understand and interpret the music you are performing. Understanding and interpreting your piano music allows you to bring your own unique flair and personality to a piece, and helps you to connect with the music on a deeper level. So, What Does It Mean To Understand And Interpret Piano Music? To understand a piece of music, you need to have a basic knowledge of its structure [...]

The Importance Of Understanding And Interpreting Your Piano Music2023-01-03T21:18:09+00:00

Coping With Stress In Practising/Performing

2022-10-31T12:57:37+00:00

With this article, I would like to share a few things that I found extremely helpful over the years- when it comes to coping with stress. Performing and practising can be highly demanding, and synchronising everyday life with the discipline of piano playing can be a true challenge. It is important to distinguish different types of stress in different fields of music making, so I will focus mainly on the quality of practice time as that is a good base for any further topic. The difficulty in maintaining a quality practice session stems from several aspects… the amount of work that [...]

Coping With Stress In Practising/Performing2022-10-31T12:57:37+00:00

Practising Piano Techniques – Part 2

2022-08-30T20:37:26+01:00

Hello again and welcome to part 2 of practising techniques! If you haven’t already checked out part 1, please do so as I shared some of the practising principles that I find super important. We covered the essence of concepts like searching, listening, identifying the problems and repetition. All of these concepts are somehow a core of practising any instrument. What I would like to further focus on is again both practical advice as well as a general concept. 5. Physical Awareness I find that physical awareness is often overlooked as a concept. Maybe more so with teaching children as they [...]

Practising Piano Techniques – Part 22022-08-30T20:37:26+01:00
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