Penelope Roskell

Penelope Roskell is a renowned international performer, inspirational teacher and professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy. She is the author of The Complete Pianist and a leading UK specialist in healthy piano playing.

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EPTA Netherlands interview with Penelope

Paul Weeren from EPTA Netherlands interviewed Penelope Roskell on healthy piano technique and her new book, The Complete Pianist.

It is really a joy for me to have this interview with you about your work, and especially also about the book that you have written and has just had published – The Complete Pianist: from healthy technique to natural artistry. It is a wonderful book

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Four-day Online course for Piano Teachers on teaching piano technique

This is an intensive practical course for piano teachers wishing to receive more in-depth training in how to use Penelope’s approach to technique in your teaching practice.

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Three-day Advanced London Piano Course

Taking place over three days, this advanced course focuses on repertoire, technique, and healthy piano playing.

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One-day workshop on technique (Online)

This workshop is open to all pianists professional performers and teachers, students and amateur pianists.

The Complete Pianist is terrific. It is for everybody; informative and accessible. It addresses the myths that have for so long surrounded the piano and how to play it. I feel I want to begin again!

Penelope Roskell has light, nimble fingers and an imagination to match. Everything is minutely thought through and faultlessly achieved.

The Art of Piano Fingering is written with all the insights of an experienced performer and is an invaluable book for pianists of all ages.

Thank you again for this extremely rewarding day of masterclass! Thanks a lot for your welcome, your generosity and you highly beneficial musical advice!

Over my four years with Penelope, I developed a sound and healthy technique which has stood me in good stead both in further studies and professional work. I no longer suffer from injuries.

A lifetime’s experience of piano playing. The Complete Pianist will become a standard text for years to come.