If you’ve been part of the Academy for a while, you’ve probably noticed that we often recommend specific products during lessons. Sometimes it’s a microphone, sometimes a nail product, a music stand, a guitar accessory or another piece of equipment that we’ve found to work really well. Until now, those recommendations usually happened one by one. So I thought it would be useful to create a dedicated page where they’re all collected together. The new Recommended Products secti

MF Editions continues this week with two new releases that reveal two very different facets of Romantic expression. Franz Schubert – Moment musical , Op. 94 No. 2 Robert Schumann – Album für die Jugend , Op. 68 No. 26 Transcribed by Carlo Marchione. At first glance, they could not be more different. Schubert’s Op. 94 No. 2 is built on tension. Serenity in D major is interrupted by a sudden descent into C minor — a dramatic rupture that reshapes the emotional landscape. Minima

Some music does not need explanation. It speaks immediately. Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1, by Robert Schumann is one of those works. Composed in 1840 — Schumann’s celebrated “year of song” — Widmung opens the cycle Myrthen , written as a wedding gift for Clara Schumann. The poem, by Friedrich Rückert, expresses devotion without hesitation, without irony, without reserve. It is love declared in its purest form. The music mirrors the poetry with extraordinary sensitivity. Harmony, rhy

There is a particular kind of silence in the late works of Johannes Brahms. It is not dramatic. It does not ask for attention. It lingers. On March 1, MF Editions releases two of Brahms’ most intimate piano works in transcription for classical guitar: Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1 Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2 Transcribed by Carlo Marchione. Both works belong to the final creative period of the composer. Written in the early 1890s, they reveal a voice turned inward — reflective, rest

I’m happy to finally share that the MFStore is now officially open. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while: create a space where I can offer tools, scores, and resources that genuinely support your musical journey. The practice tracker I’m sharing here is the very first item in the store — and there will be more to come, including new scores and other materials I’m excited to share with you in the future. Over the past year, my relationship with practice has changed qu