I've already written a lengthy post about what is contemporary piano. This time I'm going into the why. There aren’t a lot of piano teachers who brand themse...

Contemporary piano as a playing style is a whole different ball game to Classical piano. Contemporary Pedagogy is often misunderstood by Classically trained ...

This week’s blog post is all about something close to my heart - performance anxiety. Here’s a fun fact: as a student I suffered from severe performance anxi...

The fifth finger is the smallest and weakest, and requires special exercise to develop strength equal to the others. Playing the piano requires evenness and ...

It's quite the oxymoron, isn't it? But if I had a dollar every time I've asked a student who was struggling with a difficult passage, "Have you done slow pra...

Healthy piano technique starts with healthy posture and how you hold your frame at the instrument. Playing with tension is a widespread problem and as a teac...