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        A new weekly series of reflections on music, performance, music teaching,  publications, concerts and recordings. Pianist, writer, recording artist and educator Murray McLachlan reflects on ideas, initiatives, developments and possibilities in the ever vibrant world of music and music education.

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        Musical Musings with Murray

        How to Breathe Correctly

        Posted on June 27, 2022June 28, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        27
        Jun

        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! 

        Before you continue reading, you might want to catch …

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        Musical Musings with Murray

        Balance, Equilibrium and Kodály

        Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        21
        Jun

        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 …

        Posted in Musical Musings with Murray  |  Tagged Kodaly Leave a comment
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        Heather Hammond Interview

        Posted on June 14, 2022June 20, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        14
        Jun

        Heather Hammond hardly needs an introduction. Her wonderfully vibrant, exquisitely crafted, and pedagogically relevant compositions are especially well known to young pianists and frequently feature not only as popular choices in examination syllabuses but equally as well-loved pieces for private …

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        How to begin?

        Posted on June 6, 2022June 20, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        06
        Jun

        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 …

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        Philip Martin Interview

        Posted on May 31, 2022June 20, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        31
        May

        I first heard Philip Martin’s dazzling pianism live on television when he performed Rachmaninov’s ‘Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini‘ at the BBC Proms with characteristic aplomb and panache.

        This was back in the 1980s, but already he was …

        Posted in Interviews  |  Tagged Philip Martin, Tania Kozlova, Yael Koldovsky Leave a comment
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        Alim Beisembayev Interview

        Posted on May 24, 2022June 20, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        24
        May

        Competitions part 5: Murray McLachlan interviews 2021 Leeds winner Alim Beisembayev.

        Part 5: Current blog
        Part 4: Coping with COVID >
        Part 3: Coping with COVID conclusion >
        Part 2: Smaller piano competitions >
        Part 1: If piano competitions didn’t …

        Posted in Interviews  |  Tagged Alim Beisembayev, Askonas Holt, Tessa Nicholson, The Leeds International Competition, Vanessa Latarche 1 Comment
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        Internalisation and working away from the instrument

        Posted on May 17, 2022June 20, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        17
        May

        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 …

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        Safeguarding and the Private Piano Studio

        Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by Murray McLachlan
        17
        May

        It is extremely important as a private music educator that you take appropriate and sensible action to protect both yourself and the students.

        Though the advantages of working from home are enormous, it is extremely important as a private music …

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