By the end of this article, you will have come to realise and accept a few truths that you may never have previously considered.  That is not to say that they are outlandish  or bizarre; simply a new, unique way of seeing yourself which brings with it nothing but benefits and positivity. It is such…

It is one thing to know your major scales perfectly; you have absolutely authority at the piano musically speaking.  It is another to understand the Mind Triangle and be aware of your Musical Personality; you are aware of the negative impacts of the Ego, how to silence it and how to play You.  It is…

The first question of someone wishing to enter the world of improvisation is: how do I improvise? They (should) listen to the great masters, read books on chord theory and spend weeks and weeks learning various scales from blues to bebop, yet they never know what to do with all of it and feel deflated. …

What a strange word ‘practormance’ is.  If you haven’t realised it already, it is a blend of the two most applicable words to a pianist: practice and performance. These two components are often separated; one practises, then performs, goes back to practise, then performs again.  How to break this very boring circle and enhance your…

In general pianist’s parlance, to speak of becoming a pianist without ever mentioning the unparalleled importance of ‘technical exercises’ could be likened to planning on climbing Mount Everest without taking a warm hat or wanting to build a house without knowing how to mix concrete.  “Concrete?  What’s that?” said no builder, ever. As a Water Pianist,…

You and I both know the feeling of starting something new; whether it’s something which will last ten minutes, ten days or go on to be ten years, the first moments of that journey are always the most daunting.  If we are unable to break through the initial noise created by the negative ego, we will…