Jack Mitchell Smith

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.

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!

Begin creating harmonic texture by learning triad chords using the method of stacking intervals.

Learn to play your first pieces with both hands playing together but doing different things!

You know some intervals - learn what they look like on a piece of printer

Learn how to differentiate - on both the keyboard and with your ears - between major and minor tonality.

On 3rd December 2025 I visited Richmond Villages in Nantwich to perform some Christmas piano music. Watch the vids and read the blog here!

Learn about how time signature is written and interpreted on written music.

Start getting to grips with music notation by learning what the stave is and what clefs represent!

Read about the latest classical piano music recital I performed for a retirement village in Nantwich.

It's important to be able to name the black keys on the piano keyboard as well, even if you don't play them straight away!

New to learning piano? Make sure you read this blog for a first look at how to navigate the keyboard!

Learn how the musical stave and the piano keyboard are closely linked and how visualisation can help you read and learn better!

Can you play seventh chords on piano? Fancy learning? Read on...

Read about my recent piano playing for a wedding in Macclesfield!

Read more about the set I pulled together for my classical piano recital at a retirement village in Nantwich.

Improve your skill in finding the relative minor key from any major scale.

Learn about the structure of sonata form and how it can help you to better learn classical piano music.

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...