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Turning Practice Into Progress: The Case for Consistent Lessons

I’m often asked about the best frequency for piano lessons: weekly, fortnightly, or ad-hoc. Naturally, the answer depends on each student’s circumstances, motivation, experience, and stage of learning. For example, some advanced students only need occasional lessons as they have already developed core skills, built up an effective practice regime, and acquired a level of […]

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Thoughts on Learning the Piano

Benefits of Learning with a Teacher Sometimes it can be daunting to start learning the piano. Some people start by copying or rote-learning using resources available on line, but this doesn’t help develop the “super-skills” needed to become an accomplished and self-sufficient musician. A good teacher will help to get their students improvising and playing

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Practising the Piano

Introduction How should I practise the piano? For how long? How often? How much time on scales and exercises? These are just some of the questions which have generated years of research, many volumes of literature and a huge variety of opinions based on actual experience. Music practice is a complex subject in common with

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