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The five most easy songs to learn as a beginner on the piano

Matthew Clayton

May 23, 2020
2 min

The five most easy songs to learn as a beginner on the piano

The reasons why these songs have been picked as recommendations to any learner of the piano is firstly because they are instantly recognisable. If you already know the tune, it will make the learning process far easier as you can almost second guess the next note that you need to play. Contrary to popular belief, no one can just sit down at the piano without playing before and just play - it requires a lot of practise, and usual some degree of taking piano lessons. A good fir

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The 10 top tips and tricks for all piano beginners

Matthew Clayton

May 23, 2020
3 min

The 10 top tips and tricks for all piano beginners

Everyone learning the piano is in the same boat- they want to learn how to play in the quickest time frame possible. They want to move on from playing boring simple piano tunes, so more substantial pieces that sound impressive. There are many tips that you can follow to improve your speed of progression. Good piano teachers always say that in the early development of pianists ear training is central. Playing the piano by ear opens up so many things - you can learn to improvis

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Information regarding online piano lessons

Matthew Clayton

May 23, 2020
2 min

Information regarding online piano lessons

Matthew Clayton offers online piano lessons for all ages and levels. Matthew used to teach in person on a one to one basis in his piano teaching studio but has now moved all his teaching online. Since then, he has built up a successful teaching practice online where students from all over the UK and beyond can have access to first class piano lessons at an affordable price. Matthew uses online video calls between him and his students for the piano lessons to take place. CLICK

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Improve your posture at the piano

Matthew Clayton

May 22, 2020
3 min

Improve your posture at the piano

Having a proper posture at the piano will definitely improve your piano piano playing, there is no doubt about that fact. Many piano teachers insist on good posture when students first begin piano lessons because it is difficult to break bad habits when they start to creep in. That is not today that if you have been playing the piano for some years now with a bad posture that you cannot correct it. If you take online piano lessons with Matthew, he will teach you the correct w

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Using Natural when learning how to play piano

Matthew Clayton

May 22, 2020
2 min

Using Natural when learning how to play piano

You will first need to know what flats and sharps mean before you can start thinking about the natural sign. In a nutshell, a natural sign is used when the composer wishes to cancel a previous flat or sharp. It is a sign used indicating to the performing to return to the original white note before any other accidentals whether that be written in accidental in the bar or sharps and flats from the key signature. The natural sign is used commonly in music so it is definitely a s

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The advantages of learning piano online

Matthew Clayton

May 22, 2020
3 min

The advantages of learning piano online

Since the invention of the internet, it has opened up a range of possibilities- one of them being able to learn piano. Sitting at our keyboards at home, and fit around our own schedules we can now learn on an instrument form our own homes. The way we learn skills such as a new instrument has changed now we can do it over the internet. Learning via distant learning has significant advantages for the learner. Following online piano tutorials at your own pace is often a far bett

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Can you teach yourself piano? The 5 biggest mistakes

Matthew Clayton

May 22, 2020
2 min

Can you teach yourself piano? The 5 biggest mistakes

It is 100% possible to teach yourself piano online, up to a point. But be aware of the big mistakes that a lot of piano learners experience in the beginning. Firstly, they don’t set themselves and rigid set practices schedule. The only way to succeed successfully at the piano is practise the same time each day and get into that routine. The other thing people do is that don’t practise the piano effectively. The only way to achieve this is if you set yourself a stop watch to e

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ABRSM Vs. Trinity College London: What to consider when choosing an exam board for your graded piano

Matthew Clayton

May 21, 2020
22 min

ABRSM Vs. Trinity College London: What to consider when choosing an exam board for your graded piano

1. ABRSM Vs. Trinity College London: What to consider when choosing an exam board for your graded piano exam Firstly, I want to say from the outset, no student should be forced to take a certain exam board for their graded piano exam. Many teachers often favour one exam board over the other and teach from that syllabus their whole life – in many cases they don’t hold a balanced view and are stuck in their ways. This article does not serve the purpose of finding out the “bette

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