TEACH PIANO AT HOME

If you would like to hear a talk by a famous pianist, piano teacher, influential musical figure and the founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition – book tickets to see Dame Fanny Waterman at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
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I wonder how many piano teachers can relate to the article in Saturday’s Guardian – “what I’m really thinking: the private music teacher.” I certainly can.
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I’ve always had a great deal of admiration for the one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy. It must be so difficult playing the piano without a full set of digits. But what about trying to play when you were born with no proper fingers at all?
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Well done to Jack Skelland, the 86-year-old who recently passed his grade 1 piano exam (as featured in yesterday’s Warrington Guardian).
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Perhaps my favourite film ever (with the possible exception of The Railway Children) is being shown on television this weekend. Unsurprisingly it is called The Pianist.
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I wonder how many piano teachers have been able to resist trying out the musical puzzle set by Google today – I certainly couldn’t.
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So many times I hear of boys making the choice between dropping their sporting interest (generally football) or dropping piano lessons. Sadly for us piano teachers – most choose to do the latter.
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I had to call the tuner out again this week … even though it was only about a month since he gave our piano a full tuning.
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Young pianists who live in the Manchester area – or who are able to travel there without too much difficulty – may be interested in the European Piano Teachers Association’s inaugural masterclass which is being held at Forsyths music shop on Saturday, November 14th.
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There is still time to book a place at the ABRSM conference which will be held at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London on Saturday November 7th. The cost is £80.
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