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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT – Myth 3

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 7 August 2019 by Alberto Ferro3 March 2020

There are several myths surrounding the idea of piano practice, a few of which I will try to debunk in a series of posts. It is important to notice that …

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PRACTICE MEANS REPETITION – Myth 2

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 31 July 2019 by Alberto Ferro3 March 2020

We generally believe that boredom and mechanical work are necessary parts of proficiently practicing piano. Nothing could be further from the truth! What is true however, is that if you …

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SERIOUS PRACTICE MEANS LONG HOURS? – Myth 1

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 24 July 2019 by Alberto Ferro3 March 2020

There are several myths surrounding the idea of practice, a few of which I will try to debunk in a series of posts. It is important to notice that as …

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MUSIC – A MATTER OF TASTE

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 17 July 2019 by Alberto Ferro23 January 2020

Your taste is the best teacher that ever existed in culinary art; and music, by the way! It tells you what music you like to play and how to play it. Actually, it tells you how not to play it. It does this constantly, every time you sit at the instrument. It’s that little voice that, while you play, keeps going: “Mhm, that wasn’t very good… that also… ouch! a mistake… etc.”

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BLÜTHNER FACTORY VISIT

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 10 May 2019 by Tom Donald3 March 2020

By 1900, Blüthner had become the largest piano maker in Germany, producing around 5,000 instruments per year. More than 165 years later, the fifth generation of the family is watching …

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WHEN YOUR BRAIN HIJACKS YOUR FINGERS

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 4 February 2019 by Tom Donald3 March 2020

Your brain hijacks your fingers because they speak two completely different languages. So, it’s really important to understand and recognise these two different languages. Our logical brain – the part …

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HOW TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE INDEPENDENT FINGERS!

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 25 January 2019 by Siwan Rhys23 January 2020

Here is another fantastic video from one of our star piano coaches, Siwan Rhys. We’ve shown you some incredible piano tricks and skills over the last week. But the truth is …

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BRITISH COMPOSER AWARDS 2018

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 20 December 2018 by Lana Bode23 January 2020

The event was a celebration of new music in a wide variety of genres – not just contemporary classical music for various instrumental and vocal ensembles, but also jazz, sonic art, community/educational projects and works specifically written for amateur/young performers.

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THE 10 BEST ELTON JOHN ALBUMS

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 9 December 2018 by Tom Donald3 March 2020

John Lewis’ 2018 Christmas advert inspired me to review all of Elton’s 30 albums and list the 10 best ones including my reasons why.

Elton’s career began in the late 60’s. In the 70’s, he released an astounding 12 albums, 6 of which made it into my 10 Favourites list. In 1971, Elton John amazingly released 4 albums, 2 of which are so good they made it onto this list.

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ALL CHORDS IN 10 MINUTES

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 20 June 2018 by Tom Donald23 January 2020

Today I’m doing something rather crazy. I am going to teach you all the chords in just 10 minutes.

Let’s get started!

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HOW TO PLAY BLUES PIANO

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 12 February 2018 by Tom Donald23 January 2020

In this blues piano riffs tutorial Tom Donald will show you easy blues piano licks and tricks when learning how to play 12 bar blues on piano.

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7th DISSONANCE AND GERSHWIN!

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 10 January 2018 by Tom Donald23 January 2020

Today’s video on 7th Dissonance is in an area that even, dare I say, many experienced musicians often mix up. This is the one area of piano harmony that really …

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ALL 7 EASY PIANO CHORDS

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 5 January 2018 by Tom Donald23 January 2020

Maestro Maker Pianist Tom Donald reveals all 7 basic piano chords you should know. He explains the structure of these chords and how you can group them in simple but …

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BEST JAZZ PIANO HACK

Contemporary School of Piano Posted on 20 October 2017 by Tom Donald23 January 2020

Imagine you could sound like Herbie Hancock just because you know one of the best jazz piano hacks! Our quartal voicing tutorial will show you how to play jazz piano …

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