Jack Mitchell Smith

Not everything designed to help you is a bonus. Don't be tempted to try and progress your learning using one of these!

Train your ear to hear the differences between major and minor tonality using simple pentascales as a starting point!

If you are looking for exercises to develop your stretch on piano, look no further. Here are a fair few designed to gradually increase your

It's important to get the balance right between reading music, listening to what you play and knowing where your hands are.

Improve your fluidity playing piano by practising some simple wrist exercises. The wrist is key to getting a good flow in music!

It's been just over a year since I started teaching piano. I can't believe how far I've come as, not only a teacher, but as a pianist.

Master your piano pulse with these tailor-made exercises! Strengthen your rhythm and improve your pulse on piano with these fundamental tips

Discover the delicate balance between listening and performing piano. Learn how active listening can elevate your playing and enhance your m

Discover how to find any major or minor chords on piano and start applying them to your music today!

There is still much snootiness about whether or not you need a real piano to learn. Here's a story to challenge that narrative...

To be a natural at sight reading, it takes as much practice as the piano itself! There are, however, some tips and tricks up my sleeve...

Playing a piece with multiple voices well is what separates a good pianist from a great one. Try these exercises to develop your skill!

It's all personal, of course, but here I explore 5 things I need at my disposal when practising piano!

Do you have a piano? Maybe you'd like to consider one? Getting the most from your piano extends far beyond the instrument itself!...

The age old debate of whether or not we need to commit our music to memory is explored. It certainly has its pros...let's discuss!

In this blog I explore the three common forms of minor scale that you will need to understand and perform as a pianist.

Today I go back to basics and explore how we can identify and learn notes. But I also advance this and explore how all notes other names!

Do you need to practice? Yes. Are you in the mood to practice? No? Is that just tough luck or should we take heed? I investigate...

Today is Purple Day and I thought that sharing my own experience of epilepsy may help those of us yet to recognise it in themselves.

It can seem quite baffling that we need advice on how to practice. But so many of us get it wrong. Read on for some useful tips...