Jack Mitchell Smith

A quick guide to finding chords and understanding them better.

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

I believe I've cracked it after all my practicing! Keyboard Sonata in D Minor by Domenico Scarlatti.

More progress on Scarlatti's sonata. I can now play the whole piece without music, so just a case of refreshing those semiquavers!

'Piú Allegro' is coming together nicely, and in context it's wonderful as I have reached the end of the Fantasia in C Minor.

More progress on Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata...

How to you play a Sibelius Symphony on the piano? Read on to find out how I achieved this particular movement...

When is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tWhen is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tips...

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.

If you're a great pianist, you can almost certainly still be better. Here are six tips to help you improve even more!

I'm quite well into learning this piece already, but I need to just slow down with my progress as I reach 'Piú Allegro' in Fantasia.

It's tempting to fall into one or more of these 5 traps when learning piano. Read on to learn what to avoid - and how to!

I am learning the first Scarlatti Sonata from a book I purchased a few weeks ago. Here's my progress so far.

Today is World Piano Day, and as well as being the release of a suite of compositions by my good friend and talented musician Michael A...

Today's the day - Michael A Grant's suite; 'Miniatures for Piano' which I recorded in 2022 - has been released! Learn more here.