The Piano Bench

How can a piano bench suits every pianist and how can it suit a child who is growing everyday? The answer is: It has to be adjustable. In this video, you can see how important it is to adjust the bench.

Examination Marks

What does your examination marks mean to you? In a newsletter dated May/June 2005, RCM Examinations published a statistics of the percentage of candidates who achieved marks in the 70s, 80s and 90s ranges in 2003 - 2004.
Congratulations to Kevin Lai who obtained 94% in his Grade 7 examination this Summer! Kevin began his studies with me three years ago and has garnered many awards in piano since then.

Ear Training Tips

Comprehensive ear training tips are offered by Keystroke Publishing.

Does Singing Improve Reading Skills?

Singing can make young students better readers.

James Conlon and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

The conductor James Conlon explores the relationship between the concert pianist's internal world and the composer's score, and examines what makes one interpretation so different from another.

The six finalists of the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2005) - Davide Cabassi, Alexander Kobrin, Joyce Yang, Chu-Fang Huang, Roberto Plano and Sa Chen - are used as his examples.

P.S. on June 30, 2007: These six half-hour films are now available on one DVD "ENCORE! with James Conlon".