Playing Bach What a topic to choose to start these blog posts! Deciding how to play Bach on the piano is a minefield of opinion and taste. Let’s start by considering the two extreme approaches: A – one performer might choose to treat the piano as a one-manual harpsichord. The performance would be crisp and articulate...
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Valentine’s special offer – partners come for free!
Although most people who join us for our piano courses come on their own, partners are always welcome, and we normally charge £250 per non-playing partner or £350 if they want to join in with the group sessions and use the grand pianos to practice. Partners come for free on our February course! As it...
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A New Grand Piano!
We’re very pleased to announce the latest addition to our collection – a very handsome Grotrian Steinweg concert grand piano. And at 7ft 3in, the model 220 grand piano is the second largest piano in our piano collection. The partnership between Friedrick Grotrian and Theodor Steinweg began in the 1850s. A few years before, Theodor’s father,...
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The Coach House is finished!
We’ve had a team of contractors working day and night over the past few months, and we’re very pleased to announce that the Coach House is now open for business. New plumbing, heating and electrical systems have been installed, in addition to ten new bathrooms and nine new bedrooms. We’ve managed to keep nearly all of...