The benefits of playing exercises and studies

When it comes to how pianists acquire their technique, the 19th century tradition of practising specially written exercises and studies (etudes) perseveres to this day. Yet many top players claim they

How Scottie Scheffler has given us permission to make the game easier

WHEN I AM composing and arranging music, I like to think as an orchestrator. As the guitarist, I try to represent just about everything that’s in the arrangement — the drum syncopations, horn parts, k

COACHING TIPS TO HELP YOU RAISE YOUR RUNNING GAME

Follow these handy tips and drills to dramatically improve the quality of your iron strikes

I enjoyed reading Francesco Piemontesi’s Concert Heaven, Concert Hell interview (September) about his ‘best’ and ‘worst’ performance... in the semi-final of the Elisabeth Competition in 2007! In fact,