Practice Tools

The Practice Tools

Graham Fitch's tried and tested practice tools provide highly effective ways to transform your practice sessions into productive and enjoyable experiences.... Read >>

Zigzag Practice

Bach - Invention no. 11 in G minor, BWV 782 Resources & links Click here for an open domain edition of the work featured in this video. ... Read >>

Tracking

Resources & links Click here to download the score for Chopin's B-Flat minor nocturne illustrating suggested tracks or click here for an open domain edition. ... Read >>

Deconstruction - Introduction

Bach - Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 866 Resources & links Click here for an open domain edition of the work featured in this video. ... Read >>

Warm-Ups Revisited

A Body / Mind Approach

In this two-part video lecture, William Westney re-thinks warm-ups and demonstrates an effortless process that takes only a few minutes to ensure successful daily practice.... Read >>

Practice Strategies & Approaches

Introductory videos on how to approach and organise your practising for more productive and rewarding sessions.... Read >>

Looping

To make ourselves thoroughly comfortable with a tricky passage, it can be helpful to practise it “on a loop”, repeating several times. With each repetition we aim to finesse our sound, to feel loose and free in the body and to correct any unwanted accents, wobbles or dings. Chopin - Waltz in E minor, B.56 Beethoven - Sonata No. 30... Read >>

Developing Speed

Now that you've learnt your piece at the "Speed of no mistakes", how do you go about increasing the tempo to performance speed? Many pianists use the incremental metronome method in which the metronome tempo is gradually increased for a passage. However, there are much better ways to build speed! This video introduces a few highly effective methods for increasing tempo whilst avoiding tension and retaining accuracy. Schubert -... Read >>

Inventing Exercises from Your Pieces - Introduction

This set of videos will help you come up with creative ideas for inventing your own exercises within your pieces to solve problems and master challenging passages. Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 from 2 Arabesques Resources & links Open domain editions for the works featured in this video are available via the following links: Debussy 2 Arabesques ... Read >>