Jack Mitchell Smith

Using simple pieces of piano music is a great way to widen your repertoire and to practice more! Don't neglect pieces that are beneath your standard!

Control your breathing whilst playing piano and you will play much better! Read on for tips...

Tackle the fear of not being able to span many piano keys by using some simple 'rearranged' arpeggios to develop a little bit more hand span

We've had a great Christmas and New Year, but don't forget the piano! Read this blog to refresh your learning.

If your hands don't feel comfortable when playing piano, have a read through this blog for some tips to help you develop more fluid playing.

When it comes time to your piano practice, why not vary it up a bit with a couple of the tips from this blog...

If you are struggling in being motivated when you learn piano, perhaps some of these suggestions will give you the push to keep going!

Learn how to identify intervals on piano and how they can help you become a better performer, sight reader and musician.

Improve your piano playing by making up your own technical exercises! It's easy and it's extremely rewarding. Read on to learn more...

Here are some tips and tricks to help you choose and learn a piece of piano music - from scratch!

Not everything designed to help you is a bonus. Don't be tempted to try and progress your learning using one of these!

Discover how to find any major or minor chords on piano and start applying them to your music today!

It's all personal, of course, but here I explore 5 things I need at my disposal when practising piano!

I developed a few exercises to help a pupil progress their treble clef sight reading, and rather than waste them, here I am sharing them!

This blog is aimed for all beginners / restarting learners of the piano! It's okay - it's not scary! Just enjoy the process!

A quick guide to finding chords and understanding them better.

I think one of the most difficult things to explain away is voices, so I was inspired to write this blog post on the subject.

Our best friend on the piano may actually be compromising how good a pianist we really are! Read on to find out more on how we should pedal.

If you are looking into buying a new piano - whether as a beginner or otherwise - it's important to get some things right.

The piano is a magnificent instrument and just understanding it a bit better can improve your playing!