Jack Mitchell Smith

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...

Notating music for piano is a great way to improve you understanding and reading of music! Read more here...

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!

We've had a great Christmas and New Year, but don't forget the piano! Read this blog to refresh your learning.

Get ahead of the post Christmas guilt and take steps to help your progress in your piano practice and we reflect on 2024 and look ahead!

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.

When it comes time to your piano practice, why not vary it up a bit with a couple of the tips from this blog...

Learn how to develop your hand position on piano so you are more ready to take on new music in any key!

It's Halloween, so learn about Locrian Mode and - more inkeeping - the Devil's Interval - the tritone!

Think you know how to describe key signatures? Think again and learn how to apply an understanding of modes to your music theory!

Learn how the knowledge and application of chords can help you develop your learning towards all types of piano music.

Learn the difference between cadences in music and start to train your ear to hearing them!

If you are struggling in being motivated when you learn piano, perhaps some of these suggestions will give you the push to keep going!

Learn how to identify intervals on piano and how they can help you become a better performer, sight reader and musician.

Improve your piano playing by making up your own technical exercises! It's easy and it's extremely rewarding. Read on to learn more...

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...