Jack Mitchell Smith

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...

Understanding what time signature means, why it is there and how to interpret it is essential to start reading music. Learn how here...

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

Help your piano playing by learning how to incorporate discipline into your practice sessions, making you an all round better musician!

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...

It's too close to Christmas to learn anything new now, so just enjoy me showing off some festive piano instead! Merry Christmas!