Jack Mitchell Smith

Pedalling at the Piano can be quite daunting for many learners, so read on for some simple exercises to help you approach it confidently!

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

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...

I have moved! If you're in Congleton and are looking for piano lessons, get in touch with now!

Use Christmas as an excuse to ditch scales in your piano practice for the learning of a classic Christmas Carol!

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.

Chords I, IV and V are so useful when it comes to playing and writing music. Learn how to find them and how to use 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!

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...

Here are some tips and tricks to help you choose and learn a piece of piano music - from scratch!

Not everything designed to help you is a bonus. Don't be tempted to try and progress your learning using one of these!

Train your ear to hear the differences between major and minor tonality using simple pentascales as a starting point!

If you are looking for exercises to develop your stretch on piano, look no further. Here are a fair few designed to gradually increase your