Jack Mitchell Smith

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

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

Get ahead of the post Christmas guilt and take steps to help your progress in your piano practice and we reflect on 2024 and look ahead!

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

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!

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...

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...

I can play Mozart's complete Fantasia in C Minor (Köchel No. 475) now! Watch my video and read about how I perfected my final performance!

I believe I've cracked it after all my practicing! Keyboard Sonata in D Minor by Domenico Scarlatti.

Sometimes I wonder if the pain is worth the gain on piano. I believe so, but hear me out...

More progress on Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata...

I feel like I've made enormous progress on 'I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise' by George Gershwin. See for yourselves!

When is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tWhen is the best time to practice with a metronome? Here are some tips...

This week I've been practicing more in depth the allegro passages of the first movement of 'Pathétique' - 'Allegro Molto e Con Brio'.

This week I revisited my old friend - Gershwin. One of my favourite composers / writers - but a menace to learn!

I'm revisiting Beethoven's Pathétique and in particular the first movement - how am I going to tackle the challenges in this difficult one?

I'm quite well into learning this piece already, but I need to just slow down with my progress as I reach 'Piú Allegro' in Fantasia.

It's tempting to fall into one or more of these 5 traps when learning piano. Read on to learn what to avoid - and how to!