Kris Worsley discusses wellbeing as a piano teacher and the importance of seeking and experiencing 'your' silence.

Do your forearms ever stiffen up when playing? Or do you sometimes feel you can’t produce the quality of tone that you would like?

Whilst it should never be a means to an end, the pursuit of developing further technical facility at the keyboard is of paramount importance

PTC Principal Tutor Jill Morton discusses the importance of developing the pupil's awareness of playing with relaxed, whole-arm movements...

One of the main aims we have for our pupils in setting them up with a good technique is to give them piano AGILITY.

How can you cultivate a secure technique in students which enables them to play softly with confidence at the piano?

When we perform, we call on a different part of ourselves from when we practise or play for ourselves, because these are different...

Any musician can be affected by performance anxiety and what we have to learn is how to deal with it. The first step is to accept that...

Beate Toyka, Principal Tutor of The Piano Teachers' Course UK ‘Getting to the heart of music’ is Beate’s teaching philosophy. Exploring a...

My two tips on feeling secure during a performance are: first, prepare your repertoire to a level that “you truly know that you know”,...

Performance anxiety is something that all musicians, thespians, in fact anyone who goes on stage to give a performance experiences. I...

The following recommendations come from our International Director and Head of Diplomas at the PTC, Lucinda Mackworth-Young.