BLÜTHNER FACTORY VISIT
In April 2019, the London Contemporary School of Piano was invited to visit the BLÜTHNER piano factory in Leipzig. The … more…
WHEN YOUR BRAIN HIJACKS YOUR FINGERS
Your brain hijacks your fingers because they speak two completely different languages. So, it’s really important to understand and recognise … more…
HOW TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE INDEPENDENT FINGERS!
Here is another fantastic video from one of our star piano coaches, Siwan Rhys. We’ve shown you some incredible piano … more…
BRITISH COMPOSER AWARDS 2018
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. more...
THE 10 BEST ELTON JOHN ALBUMS
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. more...
ALL CHORDS IN 10 MINUTES
Today I’m doing something rather crazy. I am going to teach you all the chords in just 10 minutes.
Let’s get started! more...
HOW TO PLAY BLUES PIANO
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. more...
7th DISSONANCE AND GERSHWIN!
Today’s video on 7th Dissonance is in an area that even, dare I say, many experienced musicians often mix up. … more…
ALL 7 EASY PIANO CHORDS
Maestro Maker Pianist Tom Donald reveals all 7 basic piano chords you should know. He explains the structure of these … more…
BEST JAZZ PIANO HACK
Imagine you could sound like Herbie Hancock just because you know one of the best jazz piano hacks! Our quartal … more…