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Relatively Speaking: Finding the Relative Minor
Improve your skill in finding the relative minor key from any major scale.
Jack Mitchell Smith
Jun 44 min read
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Exposition, Development, Recapitulation: How Learning Sonata Form Can Dramatically Improve Learning Classical Piano Music
Learn about the structure of sonata form and how it can help you to better learn classical piano music.
Jack Mitchell Smith
May 2110 min read
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Keeping it Simple - Playing Piano Music That Is Easy!
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!
Jack Mitchell Smith
May 145 min read
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Breathe In…The Art of Breathing Properly Whilst Playing Piano
Control your breathing whilst playing piano and you will play much better! Read on for tips...
Jack Mitchell Smith
May 76 min read
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Understanding Time Signature - Music Theory to Improve Your Piano Playing
Understanding what time signature means, why it is there and how to interpret it is essential to start reading music. Learn how here...
Jack Mitchell Smith
Mar 267 min read
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Using Arpeggios to Find Your Way Up the Piano
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
Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 273 min read
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D is for … Discipline: Why Your Piano Playing Feels Disjointed
Help your piano playing by learning how to incorporate discipline into your practice sessions, making you an all round better musician!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 208 min read
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Sustained: Exercises for Perfect Pedalling at the Piano
Pedalling at the Piano can be quite daunting for many learners, so read on for some simple exercises to help you approach it confidently!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 137 min read
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A Post Christmas Refresher of All Things Piano: Kickstart Your Learning Back into 2025
We've had a great Christmas and New Year, but don't forget the piano! Read this blog to refresh your learning.
Jack Mitchell Smith
Jan 617 min read
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New Year’s Resolutions for Pianists
Have you made a New Year's Resolution yet? As pianists, we ought to focus on very specific ones to keep us going. Read on for inspiration...
Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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Piano Lessons in Congleton
I have moved! If you're in Congleton and are looking for piano lessons, get in touch with now!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 14, 20245 min read
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Christmas-ify Your Scale Practice on Piano
Use Christmas as an excuse to ditch scales in your piano practice for the learning of a classic Christmas Carol!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Dec 7, 20245 min read
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Five Tips for More Comfortable Hands in Piano Playing
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.
Jack Mitchell Smith
Nov 23, 20247 min read
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Balancing Act: How to Prioritise and Identify What Requires Practice on Piano
When it comes time to your piano practice, why not vary it up a bit with a couple of the tips from this blog...
Jack Mitchell Smith
Nov 16, 20245 min read
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Handy Tips: Getting Your Hand into a Comfortable Position for Playing Piano
Learn how to develop your hand position on piano so you are more ready to take on new music in any key!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Nov 9, 20246 min read
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Putting Chords into Practice - How Chord Can Help Your Learning of Piano Music
Learn how the knowledge and application of chords can help you develop your learning towards all types of piano music.
Jack Mitchell Smith
Oct 19, 202410 min read
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How to Kickstart Your Motivation in Piano Playing: Steps to Becoming More Motivated to Learn and Play
If you are struggling in being motivated when you learn piano, perhaps some of these suggestions will give you the push to keep going!
Jack Mitchell Smith
Sep 28, 202412 min read
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Utilising the Power of Intervals on Piano
Learn how to identify intervals on piano and how they can help you become a better performer, sight reader and musician.
Jack Mitchell Smith
Sep 21, 20249 min read
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The Art of Making Up Your Own Technical Exercises for Piano
Improve your piano playing by making up your own technical exercises! It's easy and it's extremely rewarding. Read on to learn more...
Jack Mitchell Smith
Sep 14, 20247 min read
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Adding the Human Touch - Playing Your Piano Music With Emotion
We’ve done the bulk of the work! You can play the exercise from your book. Perhaps a study piece. Or maybe you’ve been working on an...
Jack Mitchell Smith
Sep 7, 202410 min read
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