Recon Piano Malaysia

29/09/2024

French pianist Richard Clayderman is set to perform a one-night concert in Malaysia on Oct 19

Fans can anticipate his specially curated line of music such as 'Mariage D'amour', 'Ballade Pour Adeline', 'Souvenirs D'enfance' and more.

25/06/2019

Add these 10 easy to play yet impressive sounding pieces to your repetoire to boost your self-confidence and flaunt your piano skills.

06/06/2019

Meet the Artist – Richard Blackford, composer

I’ve always felt a need to communicate with my music and consequently have tried, without limiting the freshness or originality of the work, to make it accessible and direct.

06/06/2019

Take a Rest

When it comes to what ought to go on in a practice session, we would do well to recall the saying attributed to the famous pedagogue, Theodore Leschetizsky: “Think Ten Times and Play Once”. In his excellent (but now out of print) book, Practising the Piano, Leschetizky’s student, Frank Merri...

05/06/2019

Music – why bother?

Conductor and festival director Tom Hammond thinks we should all bother with music. In this guest post, he explains why and previews this year’s Hertfordshire Festival of Music. I’m wri…

04/06/2019

Compelling communication: Jason Moran at Wigmore Hall

It could have been any night at the Wigmore Hall, London’s ‘sacred shoebox’: the grand piano stretched across the stage like a gleaming limousine, the anticipatory hum of conversa…

04/06/2019

Music Teacher SEO: How to Get Found on Google

Music teacher SEO can be a daunting prospect, so let's take the hassle out of it. My new Getting Found on Google course is now live!

03/06/2019

The Piano Concerto Part 1 – The “Greats” and the “Must Learns”

The concerto is one of the greatest corners of the pianist’s repertoire. A showcase for performer and instrument, it’s an opportunity for the composer to capitalise on the combined forces of solois…

01/06/2019

Exploring new ritual design in Classical Music: 1781 collection

guest post by 1781 Collective Classical music is elitist. Classical music puts up barriers to new audiences. Classical music is inaccessible and unwelcoming. A fair chunk of us in classical music p…

30/05/2019

Freebie: Piano Teacher Habit Planner

Aren’t we always looking for ways to establish a good habit—like flossing teeth or…practicing the piano? And, I bet most of us may have a bad habit we’d like to kick—like checking our smart phones …