Between the notes
Honest answers and real insights about making music, learning and sticking with it.
Does my child need talent?
The question is often asked very quietly. What the research actually says about talent, and why joy and staying with it count for more in the end.
Read onKeyboard, digital piano or acoustic piano?
Almost every week someone asks me: “I only have a keyboard at home, is that enough?” The difference between the three instruments, and what you can safely start on.
Read onWhen the pop star wrote to my student
A true story: how my piano student received a personal video message from the singer of the worldwide hit Narcotic before his big performance.
Read onWhich instrument suits me?
Pianist and cellist Dominik on choosing the right instrument, and why the piano is an excellent place to begin.
Read onWhen a lesson becomes a small concert
Two microphones hang above the piano. Why we record pieces that have come together, and how that helps against stage fright.
Read onPractising properly: less struggle, more music
Why practising daily beats cramming the night before the lesson, and how parents can motivate a child without applying pressure.
Read onAm I too old to learn an instrument?
The short answer: no. The honest, longer answer — and why adults often progress faster than they expect.
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