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Will Hay

Pianist, Singer, Conductor and Music Teacher based in Chester, UK

Tag: scales

Struggling with scales

Posted on 12/09/201513/09/2015 by Will Hay

One of the most important things I realised when I started teaching the piano ten years ago was the value of time I had invested myself (however reluctantly at the time) in learning scale patterns. They really are one of the fundamentals of piano technique upon which much of the […]

Posted in E-Newsletter, Piano TeachingTagged book review, scales

Exam Preparation: Scales

Posted on 19/04/201319/04/2013 by Will Hay

As the exam entry deadline for the next session approaches (Friday 3rd May), the big question on every teacher’s mind is which students are going to be ready to enter this time. Can we afford to leave it another term or is the student going to go “off the boil”? Will […]

Posted in E-Newsletter, ResourcesTagged daily, exam, practise, routine, scales, sheets, weekly

The importance of scales

Posted on 20/05/201102/08/2011 by Will Hay

There’s little chance of escaping the fact that scales aren’t the most exciting thing to practice, especially when you have a piano exam coming up in the next few weeks.  However they are the building blocks of much music and being able to play them fluently is fundamental in the […]

Posted in E-Newsletter, Piano Teaching, Podcasts, ResourcesTagged newsletter, piano duets, scales, vodcast

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