Learning a piece of music comes with many challenges. Pressing the correct notes and trying to include all of the different dynamics, performance markings and other features of the music can take up quite a lot of brain space.

Apr 6, 2026

Mar 30, 2026

Why You Can’t Think and Play at the Same Time

Mar 30, 2026

There are many moments when playing the piano when your brain seemingly empties out onto the floor. There’s often a feeling before playing something of “I should easily be able to do this”, yet sometimes, when you try to do it, it doesn’t quite turn out to be as easy to play as you thought.

Mar 30, 2026

Mar 23, 2026

Why Technique Isn’t What You Think It Is

Mar 23, 2026

My aim with many of these articles is to challenge assumptions that many have about what learning the piano actually is. Many of the beliefs we hold about learning music aren’t true at all, and these can very much slow down progression as you inevitably go through the same journey I did of discovering that it’s actually easier and harder than you think at the same time.

Mar 23, 2026

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