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A Sight Seeing (Reading) Tour!

Sight reading was definitely the weakest link for me as a young musician. With the main focus of lesson and practice time being learning…

3 min readAug 27, 2021

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A Sight Seeing (Reading) Tour!

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Quick Study Project Wrap-up

After two weeks, my first quick study project came to its conclusion. I set about learning Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor (Op. Posth.)…

2 min readMar 2, 2021

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Quick Study Project Wrap-up

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Prodigal Pianist

My Quick Study Projects

I recently wrote a blog post about one of my main piano goals for 2021 which is to broaden my active repertoire. In a subsequent article…

3 min readFeb 16, 2021

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My Quick Study Projects

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Avoiding the Amateur Pianist ‘Arms Race’

Something I’ve noticed on more than a few occasions at amateur piano performances is that the repertoire featured is often incredibly…

4 min readFeb 2, 2021

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Avoiding the Amateur Pianist ‘Arms Race’

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How to Broaden Your Active Repertoire

It is the season for virtuous resolutions and a good time to ponder pianistic plans and goals for the year ahead. Many of us (myself…

4 min readJan 14, 2021

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How to Broaden Your Active Repertoire

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An Online Performance Workshop

As part of a series of online workshops and events, I recently hosted and participated in an online performance workshop with Graham Fitch…

3 min readOct 22, 2020

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An Online Performance Workshop

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Tips for Improving Your Sight-Reading

Improving your sight-reading is not just about getting a good score in an examination. It enables you to derive more pleasure from your…

2 min readAug 14, 2020

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Tips for Improving Your Sight-Reading

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Your Inner Critic — Friend or Foe? (Part 1)

How an essential skill for improving your playing can undermine your confidence and cripple your attempts to enjoy playing the piano again.

3 min readJun 10, 2020

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Your Inner Critic — Friend or Foe? (Part 1)

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Tips for Starting to Play Again

You may have a strong desire to start playing the piano again, only to find that you simply never get around to doing it. The occasional…

3 min readMay 23, 2020

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Q&A: Why the Glass of Wine?

In addition to having a general love of wine (having grown up on the doorsteps of one of the world’s great wine regions!), the glass of…

2 min readMay 17, 2020

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Q&A: Why the Glass of Wine?

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Prodigal Pianist

Prodigal Pianist

A returning pianist after a long hiatus due to injury, is passionate about encouraging and supporting others in rediscovering their love for the instrument.

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