About practising part 6: Murray McLachlan shares advice about breathing techniques from Flautist and Head of Woodwind at Chetham’s School of Music Belinda Crouch. The trick is to keep breathing!
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About practising part 5: When I first entered Chetham’s school of music many years ago as a 14-year-old pupil, I was presented with a homework diary on my first day. Wise words reproduced on the opening pages instantly made a …
About practising part 4: it may seem strange to start writing about beginnings in the fourth part of this ongoing series about practising… but the decision to wait until now to discuss the initial stages in the learning process was …
About practising part 3: practising with our instruments by the clock and adding up the time spent working can be extremely misleading. It may breed the assumption that it is not possible to develop repertoire, technique, or interpretation unless we …
Competitions part 4: in today’s blog, Murray is looking for the answers to whether coping with COVID offered a cure for a crisis.
Part 5: Alim Beisembayev Interview >
Part 4: Current blog
Part 3: Coping with COVID >
Part …
Competitions part 3: Murray is looking for the answers to whether coping with COVID offered a cure for a crisis.
Part 5: Alim Beisembayev Interview >
Part 4: Coping with COVID >
Part 3: Current blog
Part 2: Smaller piano …
About practising part 2: Murray McLachlan explores Leschetizky’s approach to micro-practice.
The tick box culture of the ‘to-do list’ may be useful when we are shopping or doing the domestic chores around our homes, but it can be extremely harmful …
Competitions part 2: When we think of international music competitions today, live streams, enormous halls and extraordinary prizes immediately come to mind. Events like the Van Cliburn in Fort Worth, Tchaikovsky competitions in Moscow and the Chopin competition in Warsaw …