Jack Mitchell Smith

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

There is still much snootiness about whether or not you need a real piano to learn. Here's a story to challenge that narrative...

To be a natural at sight reading, it takes as much practice as the piano itself! There are, however, some tips and tricks up my sleeve...

Playing a piece with multiple voices well is what separates a good pianist from a great one. Try these exercises to develop your skill!

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

Today I go back to basics and explore how we can identify and learn notes. But I also advance this and explore how all notes other names!

It can seem quite baffling that we need advice on how to practice. But so many of us get it wrong. Read on for some useful tips...

Read my article on the Macclesfield Nub News website and be inspired to take up 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!

Clef, Key, Time. These are the marks at the beginning of a score that hold all the secrets you need to start playing the music comfortably.

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.

I have been committing a few pieces to memory lately. Here are some tips and tricks if you need to do so...

When is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tWhen is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tips...

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're a great pianist, you can almost certainly still be better. Here are six tips to help you improve even more!

This week has been my first week as a private piano tutor, with TWO new pupils! Find out how I (and they) got on...

It's tempting to fall into one or more of these 5 traps when learning piano. Read on to learn what to avoid - and how to!

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