Jack Mitchell Smith

Last week was CYGNETS' production of 'Beauty and the Beast' at the Kings School in Macclesfield. Read a little more here...

It's been just over a year since I started teaching piano. I can't believe how far I've come as, not only a teacher, but as a pianist.

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

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!

Do you have a piano? Maybe you'd like to consider one? Getting the most from your piano extends far beyond the instrument itself!...

It's been two years since the release of my album 'Head Over Heels' - let's have a trip down memory lane and find out more!

Last week I joined CYGNETS for their springtime workshop ‘Annie’. Find out more about it here…

In this blog I explore the three common forms of minor scale that you will need to understand and perform as a pianist.

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!

Do you need to practice? Yes. Are you in the mood to practice? No? Is that just tough luck or should we take heed? I investigate...

Today is Purple Day and I thought that sharing my own experience of epilepsy may help those of us yet to recognise it in themselves.

Why should you use a piano teacher when you can just as easily (and more cheaply) buy a book or download a course? Read on to find out...

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

I am thrilled to welcome back some of my original scores to my online shop! Have a read on what is available to download.

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.

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 been one year since 'Head Over Heels' was released, so here's a reminisce of how it all came to be.

It's been one year since the first public performances from my original album 'Head Over Heels'. Here, I reminisce...