Music Education
What’s at the very heart of your teaching?
I’ve just finished reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the marvellously candid account of a mother and...
What makes a good masterclass?
The audience waits excitedly: some are masterclass veterans and some are new to the experience; some have copies...
Illuminations of the Past, Innovations of the Future: Piano Playing and Building in the Twenty-first Century
The advent and popularization of historical performance practice in recent years has led to some wonderful innovations in...
Teaching Piano Students to Pedal, Part VI: Finger Pedalling
In this series of articles, I’ve focused on helping students discover the indications various composers employed to show...
Exploring the Most Relaxing Classical Music Pieces for the Cello
The voice of the cello touches us deeply. Perhaps it speaks to us in a special way as...
Classic Techtalk
Guitarist, composer and academic consultant for Trinity College London-India, Mark Haydon, examines the multiple roles technology can play...
Can slow practice ever be exciting?
Now there’s a question to ponder… Most pupils equate slow with boring. But if we can help those pupils...
What Is A Countertenor?
Last year the Metropolitan Opera staged Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’ starring Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. Following the premiere much...
