Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
In this episode, Erica talks about seating and general posture at the piano – that is, all the things you need to know before you even begin to play the notes.
Erica Worth is Pianist magazine’s founding editor. Born in Nottingham, Erica started the piano at the age of five. She studied at the Manhattan School of Music, New York, on a Liberace scholarship, with teachers Constance Keene and Nina Svetlanova. On returning to the UK, Erica worked as Press Officer for EMI Records (Classics). She went on to become an agent at IMG Artists, managing high profile musicians worldwide. Erica has been editor of Pianist since its launch in October 2001. Today, Pianist magazine is the best-selling piano magazine in the UK and the US. It is also available abroad, with a readership in English-speaking countries (such as the USA, Canada, Australia) as well as various European countries and the Far East.
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In this episode, Erica talks about seating and general posture at the piano – that is, all the things you need to know before you even begin to play the notes.
Erica Worth is Pianist magazine’s founding editor. Born in Nottingham, Erica started the piano at the age of five. She studied at the Manhattan School of Music, New York, on a Liberace scholarship, with teachers Constance Keene and Nina Svetlanova. On returning to the UK, Erica worked as Press Officer for EMI Records (Classics). She went on to become an agent at IMG Artists, managing high profile musicians worldwide. Erica has been editor of Pianist since its launch in October 2001. Today, Pianist magazine is the best-selling piano magazine in the UK and the US. It is also available abroad, with a readership in English-speaking countries (such as the USA, Canada, Australia) as well as various European countries and the Far East.
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◼️ PIANIST MAGAZINE DIGITAL ISSUE pocketmags.com/pianist-magazine With a digital subscription, you’ll find 40 pages of selected sheet music (suitable for players of all levels) accompanied by specially recorded sound files. The sound files act as the perfect learning tool, so you can listen to a piece of music before you learn it - all you need to do is click on the ‘sound’ icon and turn the Scores pages with a light swipe of your finger.
#beginnerpiano #pianolesson #postureatthepiano
