Discover Music That Inspires You
Explore repertoire, composers and hidden gems that capture your imagination and leave you eager to start learning something new.
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Find Greater Freedom, Confidence and Inspiration at the Piano
There’s far more to playing the piano than simply improving. At its best, making music can be a source of joy, expression, discovery and lasting fulfilment.
The Online Academy brings together resources and experiences that can help you overcome barriers, renew your motivation, explore new possibilities and build a more rewarding relationship with the piano.
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Find More to Enjoy at the Piano
Play with Greater Freedom
Develop healthier, more comfortable ways of playing so that physical tension does not stand between you and the music.
Build Confidence
Explore approaches to preparation and performance psychology that can help you take the first steps towards sharing your playing or feel more secure when you perform.
Open Up New Possibilities
Experiment with improvisation, creative practice and new ways of listening and making music beyond the printed score.
Featured from the Academy
Inspiration, Freedom and New Possibilities
Featured collection
William Westney Collection
Playing That Feels Good Sounds Good
William Westney's approach to practising and performance encourages physical freedom, spontaneity and experimentation, while challenging habits of body and mind that can limit expression, confidence and enjoyment.
Included with membershipRepertoire Library
Find your next musical discovery. Browse resources for hundreds of works, uncover hidden gems and expand your repertoire with ideas, demonstrations and interpretative guidance.
Explore RepertoireHealthy Playing
Find greater comfort and freedom at the piano. Explore Penelope Roskell's resources on healthy technique, helping you build comfortable, sustainable ways of playing for a lifetime of music-making.
Explore Healthy PlayingLights, Camera, Action!
From Practice to Performance. Explore the psychology and practical preparation involved in moving from practice room to performance, whether you are taking your first steps towards sharing your playing or looking for a more confident and rewarding performance experience.
Explore the courseImprovisation and Creativity
Explore Another Way of Making Music. Explore improvisation as a way to strengthen listening, experiment at the keyboard and experience music more spontaneously.
Explore ImprovisationSometimes the Barrier Is Not the Notes
It's Not Always About Practising Harder
Sometimes the barrier is technical. At other times it is a gap in knowledge or an ineffective practice method.
Pianists can also be held back by tension, anxiety, past experiences, lack of confidence, mindset or ingrained habits that make playing less comfortable and rewarding.
The Online Academy brings together different perspectives because no single approach answers every problem. Progress might come from a new practice tool or technical solution, but it can also emerge from changing how you listen, think, move or experience the music.
Discover More Music
Discover Your Next Favourite Piece
The repertoire library is not only a place to find help with pieces you already know.
Use it to uncover hidden gems, discover overlooked works and find repertoire suited to your interests and level.
Curated guides, including examination and graded repertoire selections, can also provide useful routes through an extensive range of music, whether or not you intend to take an examination.
Confidence, Creativity and Sharing
Open Up More Ways to Experience Music
Perform with Greater Confidence
Develop preparation strategies and healthier approaches that can make performance feel more secure and rewarding.
Explore Creativity
Try improvisation, creative practice methods and new ways of engaging with the instrument.
Share Your Playing
Performance workshops and interactive events can offer supportive opportunities to play for others and learn through the experience.
“I am not exaggerating when I tell you it is a total game changer for me... I had no idea about modern techniques such as arm rotation and a healthy way to play.”Paul LaRocca
“What a fantastic learning resource this has been. I have learnt so much and gained so much motivation from the Online Academy.”Peter C.Adult amateur pianist
“All round a very positive, enjoyable and accessible experience wherever you live in the world.”Susan SturgessTeacher
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Follow What Inspires You
Repertoire DiscoveryFollow your curiosity into new composers, styles and pieces.
Healthy PlayingBuild comfort and ease, develop sustainable ways of playing and reduce the risk of injury.
Performance & ConfidenceTake steps towards sharing your playing and make performance a more positive, rewarding experience.
Improvisation & CreativityExperiment, create and discover new ways to make music at the piano.
Make More of Your Musical Journey
Join the Online Academy for ongoing guidance, inspiration and new possibilities throughout your life at the piano.