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A Guide to Inversions: The Dominant and Dominant Seventh
Begin learn how to create inversions of chords and put them into practice.

Jack Mitchell Smith
2 days ago5 min read


Taking a Rest – Rhythmic Silence in Your Music
Learn how to spot a rest in music and how to interpret it.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Apr 152 min read


More Music Theory: What is the Dominant and the Dominant Seventh?
Learn the definition of dominant in music theory, and how to find the dominant seventh of a key.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Apr 84 min read


Developing Your Musical Ear
Developing your musical ear is crucial to making you a fully rounded musician. Learn to hear the differences between intervals with these common reference points.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Apr 12 min read


Sight Reading: Improving Note Recognition on the Stave
Improve your sight reading with a few tips and tricks to aid your note recognition.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Mar 253 min read


Even More Perfection – The Perfect Fourth
now you know about seconds, thirds and fifths, let's fill in the gap and learn about the perfect fourth.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Mar 183 min read


Tick Tock – Using the Metronome to Improve Your Piano Playing and Practice
Your practice and overall playing of the piano can be improved by employing just one useful little tool - the metronome! Read on...

Jack Mitchell Smith
Mar 113 min read


Take Stock – Is Your Piano Practice Going Well?
Don't forget to take stock on your piano practice and make sure that it is going the way your want it to be before moving on.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Mar 42 min read


In Print: Triad Chords on Piano Sheet Music
Understanding triad chords on the piano keyboard is one thing, but recognising them immediately on sheet music is better still! Improve your sight reading by recognising them now!

Jack Mitchell Smith
Feb 253 min read


Stacking Intervals To Create Your First Triad Chords
Begin creating harmonic texture by learning triad chords using the method of stacking intervals.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Feb 185 min read


Sounds Perfect: Introducing the Fifth Interval
I know, I know, we want to learn something a bit more than just another interval but I promise you will be much better prepared when it comes to understanding chords if you learn this last interval before we start introducing them!

Jack Mitchell Smith
Feb 113 min read


Playing Piano Hands Together for the First Time
Learn to play your first pieces with both hands playing together but doing different things!

Jack Mitchell Smith
Feb 44 min read


Identifying Intervals on Printed Sheet Music
You know some intervals - learn what they look like on a piece of printer

Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 282 min read


Introducing Tonality: Major and Minor
Learn how to differentiate - on both the keyboard and with your ears - between major and minor tonality.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 214 min read


Seconds and Thirds: Making a Start on Intervals
Learn about the relationship between two notes by learning about the intervals seconds and thirds.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 144 min read


The C Major Scale and an Introduction to Key Signature
Learn the C major scale and how it relates to the key signature of C major.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 73 min read


The Fine Line Between Tension and Relaxation Whilst Playing Piano
learn how to encourage controlled tension and relaxation whilst playing piano.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 17, 20254 min read


Reading Notes on Bass Clef
Now that we are familiar with some notes on the treble clef, let's start learning the bass clef!

Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Turning Pulse into Time Signature
Learn about how time signature is written and interpreted on written music.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 3, 20252 min read


Getting To Grips With Musical Note Values
Learn more about understanding musical note values in written music.

Jack Mitchell Smith
Nov 26, 20253 min read
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