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Children and sight reading skills.
Children and sight reading skills.

Since our last pedagogical meeting, our teachers and participants contributed with some ideas and new points of view. In this case, we found interesting one of the interactions and suggestion by our lovely Sabrina Curpanen, Senior piano teacher and greatly experienced with children.

She proposes some alternatives, equally valid, […]

The head of singing performs.
The head of singing performs.

We proudly announce the new opera production organised at the King’s head theatre, where our Head Singing teacher will be performing.

Michael Georgiou got a performance opportunity at Puccini’s Tosca English version. Taking place this October at King’s Head Theatre on until 28th October. Have a look at our […]

piano lessons in groups for kids.
Piano lessons in groups for kids.
At WKMT, we think that music is about sharing and enjoying. That’s why we aim to make sure all our students count with the possibility of performing in front of a silent audience and within an inspiring venue. 
We are experienced in music theory courses for […]

Nika Shirocorad in concert for WKMT.
Nika Shirocorad in concert for WKMT.

The new edition of monthly concerts organised by WKMT is almost here!

This time, we keep performing in our usual venue, St. Cuthbert’s church, Earls Court. Working for hand in hand with Nika Young Talents Foundation, so all the funds will be donated to this generous […]

Fingering and Articulation.
Fingering and Articulation.

In our recently released article, Naro Horn writes about the importance of articulation and fingering. Have you ever thought how this exercise could improve your piano learning? And most importantly, how develops your strength on the piano!

Read the full article by clicking on the link below and get to know:

 importance of […]

Managing performance anxiety.
Managing performance anxiety.

Mark Dowling, in his latest article, explores the anxiety every musician should have felt at least once in their lifetime. When performing in front of an audience, your body gets into a biological reaction.

The main point about this is how to manage it properly, and how to “educate” your body in […]

PIANO tips: Performance Inertia VS Maximum control
Piano tips: Performance Inertia VS Maximum control

It is very common to see how piano students make use of the old trick of playing a piece always starting from the beginning… WKMT is not an exception
As teachers, are we tired of it?
In my case, I am indeed!
What is the solution?
Explaining […]

Composition and music analysis tips
Composition and music analysis tips

In order to analyse pieces properly, we need to make sure we are applying the right lenses. There are several different ways to assess how a piece is built up.

William Caplin’s “Musical Forms” is a great source of information. On the downside, this is a very extensive […]

London piano accompaniment.
London piano accompaniment BY WKMT.
London piano accompaniment.

Sabrina Curpanen, our lovely Senior piano teacher, published yesterday her last article for WKMT, in which she talks about her experience in London as a piano teacher, piano performances, and her new career as an accompanist. Such as increasing option nowadays in London, which you can work with […]

The story behind A = 440Hz
story behind 440Hz
 

Gisela Paterno, our Senior Music Teacher, talks about the famous tunning. We all know it and we take as a granted, but who actually was the person behind these numbers? Where were they used originally? What’s the evolution of it?

All about Gisela talks in her last article of the […]