Learning From a Piano Teacher is the Best Option

Learning to play the piano using a piano teacher is really the best option for learning. I realize that some might be sceptical about me saying this because I am a piano teacher. I understand that this might seem a little self serving and a way of justifying how I make some of my income. … Read more

How to Prevent Stiffness and Soreness While Playing the Piano

We all know that once you get to a certain age, bodily aches and pains can just happen and they can interfere with what we do and how we do things. Unfortunately, this can happen while you are playing the piano. Fortunately these potential aches can be somewhat helped. Back pain can sometimes seem to … Read more

The Benefits of Learning Theory of Music

In my experience, whenever there is a mention of learning theory of music, it is often accompanied by a groan. I do get it – learning about music theory isn’t nearly as much fun as actually learning to play the piano. But there is a point to learning theory and even though it is not … Read more

Matthew Cawood You Tube Creator

I recently stumbled onto a YouTube video called “How to Start Learning the Piano – Self Taught!” and because it is only 14 minutes long, I thought it would be interesting to watch. Right from the outset he states that he taught himself to play the piano and knowing what he knows now, he wishes … Read more

How to Keep Yourself Motivated to Practice the Piano.

When you first start to play the piano, you can be really excited and really keen to practice regularly, but sooner or later that adrenaline rush of actually getting started, wears off. Practicing can become more of a chore, when it was once delightful and now it doesn’t seem to be fun anymore. Sometimes you … Read more

Liberty Park Music – A Review

If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you will realize that I have written some reviews, mostly about online creators that produce YouTube videos about learning to play the piano using a modern, or chordal approach. Because Liberty Park Music label their vidoes as being Classical Piano Beginner, I thought I might have … Read more

Enjoy the Process

Learning to play the piano is a huge passion for a lot of people and no-one suddenly wakes up one morning and declares that they are going to learn, without ever thinking about it for some considerable time beforehand. Because people who decide to start to learn to play the piano are doing so from … Read more