Journal
The Quaverley Journal
Essays on practice, repertoire and the habits that keep music in a life. Written as they come, roughly monthly.
26 September 2026
The other half of practice
Practice does not stop when you do. What the pauses, the breaks and the night's sleep are doing, and how to give them room.
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The long way to play
'Learn the piano in a week' teaches you to press keys. Music asks for more.
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Easy parts are hard to learn
The easy parts are the ones most easily neglected. A session that balances challenge, polish and the joins between phrases is how a piece becomes playable from beginning to end.
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