https://www.antonia-clarke.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://www.antonia-clarke.com/blog/classical-music-inspired-by-spring monthly 0.5 2026-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/8e17c162-b2ae-4218-b3e1-e4c8481cabed/IMG_1660.jpg Blog - Classical music inspired by spring - Spring is finally on its way - today we will look at a selection of pieces that celebrate the season! https://www.antonia-clarke.com/blog/memorisation-solfeggietto monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/507b8ac1-f1b5-4d80-b726-85cae0b6edad/Blog+1.png Blog - An analytical approach to memorising music - Solfeggietto - Make it stand out How do we work out what key the music is in? The key signature has 3 flats (circled in pink) which indicates that we are either in C minor or E flat major. If we look at the notes used for the opening motif, we see it’s a broken chord (E flat, C, G) - notes of C minor (i). The piece also ends on a descending C minor arpeggio which is a strong indication that we are in the key of C minor. Why is it important to know what key the music is in? It’s important because 1) we know that the piece will mostly consist of the notes in the C minor scale 2) it helps us better understand the harmonic progressions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/1a1772ed-80c4-4a8d-8450-a58030253336/Blog+2.webp Blog - An analytical approach to memorising music - Solfeggietto - Make it stand out The piece consists of 4 main sections (as highlighted above). Section 1 is in C minor, Section 2 is in G minor, Section 3 is in F minor and Section 4 returns to the home key of C minor. Understanding how the music is constructed allows you to know where these ‘landmark points’ are. In this case, the main sections indicate a shift in tonality. This is particularly helpful when you get lost when performing and need to find your place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/af3ae559-fb2d-4608-90ef-062e9fff81cc/Blog+3.webp Blog - An analytical approach to memorising music - Solfeggietto - Make it stand out Here, I have annotated whenever there is a change in harmony. When memorising music it’s helpful to know what chord you’re on at any given moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/9cf17cce-37a2-4f3a-a1a9-f2aeb9503f31/Blog+4.webp Blog - An analytical approach to memorising music - Solfeggietto - Make it stand out Knowing where melodic materials repeat speeds up the memorisation process. For instance, the passage coloured in blue is repeated an octave above (in pink). This pattern of the main motif being repeated up an octave happens several times in this piece. https://www.antonia-clarke.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://www.antonia-clarke.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/0d86adda-6f20-4942-a52d-8ea6ce4bd744/antonia-clarke-frame.webp https://www.antonia-clarke.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/6fee8193-15d1-46b8-985e-8da2ef0689b7/antonia-clarke-headshot.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/a22de51c-f381-4c00-bbb3-fd50594ab2f8/antonia-clarke-holding-flowers-after-concert.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/bcf4673e-a1e9-4e44-8fb8-a4e17c33d40a/guildhall-school-of-music-and-drama-london.webp https://www.antonia-clarke.com/lessons daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/d0b22ea4-7023-4e64-aa8b-dd678c803d70/piano-hand-exercises-closeup.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697c97964688a537868e6e77/279a3e4b-407b-44d7-a5ad-29bd3c64ad54/piano-lesson-demonstration-grand-piano.webp https://www.antonia-clarke.com/videos daily 0.75 2026-03-28