Jack Mitchell Smith

Help your piano playing by learning how to incorporate discipline into your practice sessions, making you an all round better musician!

Have you made a New Year's Resolution yet? As pianists, we ought to focus on very specific ones to keep us going. Read on for inspiration...

It's too close to Christmas to learn anything new now, so just enjoy me showing off some festive piano instead! Merry Christmas!

Use Christmas as an excuse to ditch scales in your piano practice for the learning of a classic Christmas Carol!

If your hands don't feel comfortable when playing piano, have a read through this blog for some tips to help you develop more fluid playing.

Chords I, IV and V are so useful when it comes to playing and writing music. Learn how to find them and how to use them!

We’ve done the bulk of the work! You can play the exercise from your book. Perhaps a study piece. Or maybe you’ve been working on an...

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

Learn which direction the stem should and shouldn't face in music notation and boost your transcription skills!

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...

There was a murder at Richmond Villages, Nantwich in May 2024 - and I was there to...play piano for it!

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