Scales

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

Why Scales?

2026-01-18T13:12:32+00:00

Scales can be seen as a tedious task by many people who choose to study the piano but without them your technique and knowledge will never reach its full potential and no one wants to be held back! I get asked frequently by students ‘why do I have to play scales?’ ‘What do they even do that benefit me?’ I usually struggle to find one short answer when this happens because there’s a whole list of reasons I could dive into…. And I do. The main reason for practicing your scales is to build up your finger technique. If you take [...]

Why Scales?2026-01-18T13:12:32+00:00

8 Reasons why you need to practice your piano scales daily

2021-03-02T11:44:45+00:00

REASON 1: Practising your scales will develop your musical technique and finger-ability on the piano There is no arguing about the fact that the world’s greatest pianists practised scales on a daily basis in order to develop superb technique. Paderewski, one of the most renowned pianists and once Prime Minister of Poland had an (approx.) twelve-hour daily workout of scales, arpeggios and various other exercises. He also started piano at a late age. Proving that YOU can learn and become great at any age! Paderewski studied under master pianist Leschetizky, who made ABSOLUTELY sure Paderewski practised and practised and practised some [...]

8 Reasons why you need to practice your piano scales daily2021-03-02T11:44:45+00:00
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