Celebrating 4 years of teaching creative piano online!
When I started Piano Picnic, I knew that I wanted to teach the creative piano skills that seldom are taught… I always wondered why I couldn’t find a teacher to teach me these skills – the old school of thought being that you should train for a decade with the traditional method before branching out. But creative training is not exclusive to advanced pianists…
Why I never wanted to be a piano teacher!
How to play the piano without looking!
Why is playing piano and singing together so difficult?
11 Reasons Playing the Piano is Good for You!
Make your chords come ALIVE!
Why playing the piano freely seems impossible!
The Problem with Traditional Piano Lessons
10 Pay-offs of learning Chord Progressions!
3 Steps to Upgrade Your Improv!
Improvising is one of those mysterious things in life –just like lawn gnomes, Christmas elves & fat-free chocolates–we wonder: where did it come from? What does it really look like? Is it real?... I've put together 3 very real steps you can take to upgrade your improv skills and they are anything BUT mysterious.
Improve your ear-playing skills and STOP the key-stabbing!
5 Tips for Songwriting on Piano!
When I studied at University for my music degree, I was taught from the get-go that everything there is in music to do, has already been done.
Like the saying, “there’s nothing new under the sun” – though we get excited about people putting a new twist on an idea, there is a distinct lack of completely original ideas these days.
End your struggle with chords!
Unleash your creativity at the keys!
How to get out of the simple songs rut!
5 tips to keep playing even when you don't feel like it.
New & Improved Ear Bootcamp Launched!
5 reasons why every vocalist NEEDS to learn piano.
Playing one thing and singing another, whether melodically or rhythmically different was such a challenge while I was learning piano! My only approach was to learn the piano piece so well that I didn’t have to spare it a thought, allowing me to focus all my attention on trying to sing properly. But there are other ways to improve at accompanying yourself singing…
An Introduction to Effective Practice.
Everyone knows they need to practice in order to improve their piano-playing ability, but a vast majority of piano students don’t quite know what to do, for how long they need to do it, and exactly what good it does!
In this post you’ll discover the science behind practice: how our brain responds to ‘quality repetition’ and how you can get the most out of your time.