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Short piano pieces for adult learners, played slowly in my flat, every Friday.
Nov 5, 2026 · 9 min
Rain Waltz: the whole piece, slowly
The full piece at half speed, with the score on screen and the pedal marked.
Nov 4, 2026 · 12 min
Reading the left hand before the tune
Why I look at the bass clef first, and how it makes a new piece calmer.
Nov 3, 2026 · 11 min
Where to put your fingers in a new piece
Marking fingering in pencil before you play, and changing it when it fights you.
Nov 2, 2026 · 8 min
Using the pedal without blurring the notes
Three pedal marks, what they ask of your foot and how I practise them in socks.
Nov 1, 2026 · 10 min
How I film a piece in my living room
A phone on a stand, the window on my left and the one thing I never move.
Oct 24, 2026 · 14 min
From four bars to a finished page
How a short idea at the piano becomes a piece an adult learner can play.
Oct 17, 2026 · 7 min
A spring piece for slow hands
The first of the jacaranda pieces, in C major with a gentle left hand.
Oct 10, 2026 · 13 min
Practising one piece in ten minutes a day
What I do on day one, day three and day seven, with the clock on the piano.
Oct 3, 2026 · 10 min
Playing in a trio, and what it taught me
Why a Saturday night in a small bar makes my written pieces easier to play.
Sep 26, 2026 · 9 min
Humming a tune before I write it down
A river walk, a pencil in my pocket and the tune that became Book Two.
Practice Room
A short letter every Friday about one piece, one habit and one thing to try at the piano this weekend.