Today we wake up with a new slogan to guide our lives through this next #phase of #COVID19#Lockdown in the UK - #stayalert It’s hard not...

We have come to Z. The last letter in this project reflects the endeavours of Alexander Siloti. He pushed #piano #technique to new...

When things get tough one of our strongest reactions is that to cling onto something of the past. Yearning for something that used to...

Sometimes the signs are all around us. Distractions, convenience of ‘ready-processed’ information, laziness, denial, closed-minds and...

Has anyone else noticed the wonderful new #lockdown phenomenon where people walk out of the front door timidly, then gathering more and...

In the recent weeks we’ve heard far too much #rhetoric for comfort about #war, #restriction of liberties, #sacrifice and the instigation...

To say that 2020 has thrown an #unexpected spanner in the works is probably one of the biggest #understatements I can make. Oh well, in...

Today is Russian Orthodox Easter, so it’s a lively and joyful toe-tapping musical offering for the Lockdown PIano Alphabet. It’s a set...

#Simplicity requires by far the greater mastery, command of your craft, and empathy, or perhaps compassion, of your environment. The...

The murmurs about when and how #Lockdown will end are gathering momentum just as it has been extended for another three weeks. People are...

I never thought I’d think, let alone say this, but - as the Government has officially extended #Lockdown by 3 more weeks - when will we...

When that a cetain absurd air of pompous self-importance lingers around, it’s only a matter of seconds before eyes roll. For #Debussy it...

Contorting fingers in quite a popular #pastime at the #piano. Virtuoso pianists in the twentieth century were especially fond of what...

#Words usually dictate - that is their downfall. Too often we see or hear words and act according to their instuction, or repeat them,...

#Meditation has somehow been adopted into #trend. Social media is flooded with meditation tutorials, books give us a run down of the...

#Learning from #larks.... Composers often quote birdsong in their works - and many were avid ramblers and early risers too. COVID-19 has...

Pianos - #Klaviers - were not very popular. They were unable to match the power of harpsichords, and clavichord were already popular...

#Smiling is good for us. I’ve been assured it’s a fact that has been backed up with plenty of science. So why are classical concerts...

Art is an #illusion. I feel very strongly that the #comfort that art brings must in some ways be linked to its ability to give a chance...

H is for #hybrid. I am going to say something contraversial: Purity is overvalued! In art at least, there is no such thing as a pure...