Hours of practice

To become a musician at this level requires a huge amount of commitment. Many years of dedicated practice go into having the skills needed literally at your fingertips.
On a typical day Robin will do 5-6 hours of practice, that is every day of the year.. The only day I have known him to have a complete day off was our wedding day 15 years ago!
However the type of practice he does varies depending on whether he is preparing for a concert, learning and memorizing a new piece, composing or preparing for a new recording.
The only constant are various right and left hand exercises that he does every day, some of which can be found in his book 'The Guitar Gymnasium' published by Mel Bay.
People are often surprised by the amount of practice that Robin does, however, when I point out that they wouldn't expect an Olympic athlete to arrive at the games without having done any training, they realize that he is only exercising his hands and mind!

Memorizing Yocoh

Today Robin has finished memorizing the Sakura Variations by Yocoh. This is good news for him as he plans to play it at a Japanese wedding in a couple of weeks, and good news for me, as I can now listen to him playing the whole piece through instead of small sections over and over again!

Robin Hill - Reviews

'As always, it was sheer pleasure to observe Robin Hill's remarkable fluent technique: everything looks easy when he plays it.' Colin Cooper 'Classical Guitar Magazine


'Wonderful for their (Hill & Wiltschinsky) precision, touch and clarity of sound...refined virtuosity, the achievement of a long interpretive process.' Il Giornale D'Italia (Rome)


'I loved your CD, and thought your technique and performance were fabulous...' Rick Wakeman

Years of Experience

Robin has been a performer for more than 30 years now and has over 40 CDs to his name, either as a solo player or with his duo partner Peter Wiltschinsky.
If you would like to read the official information and hear an audio clip you could visit:
http://www.robin-hill.co.uk
He started out on the violin as a young boy but soon realized it wasn't the instrument for him and switched to guitar.
Robin's first love is classical music but he really enjoys playing his electric guitar and has quite a reputation in that field too as he has played with bands like Jethro Tull and Deep Purple!
This eclectic background and diverse interest in music only enhances his performing and composing today.

Life of a musician- Robin Hill

Hello and welcome to a new and interesting site about the daily working life of an international musician.
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when you see a musician on stage?
I am a very lucky person as I happen to be married to one of the world's greatest guitarists. Having travelled extensively worldwide with him, it became apparent to me that many audiences were fascinated by Robin's day to day life and commitment to his work. They often ask me questions related to his practice, compositions, life on the road, in fact about just about anything!
So after a great deal of thought I have decided to open his life up for discussion..