Jen Crabb

Theory of Music is Important to Learn

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I think that learning theory of music is quite important to learn alongside of learning to play the piano. While I think it is important, I am not saying everyone must learn theory beyond the basics. If  you choose to learn theory, you will then enhance your ability to play more complex piano music. This … Read more

Content Creators Often Make This Mistake

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Not all the time and certainly not all content creators, but I have seen quite a number of YouTube videos that are aimed at teaching people how to play the piano, where there is some remark about the validity of different genres of music. This does annoy me somewhat, because it is often a flipant … Read more

The Wrong Reasons for Learning to Play the Piano

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There are all sorts of reasons to learn to play the piano as well as a bunch of reasons why you shouldn’t. I know this sounds weird coming from a piano teacher and blogger who loves to encourage people to learn to play the piano, whether or not I am the one to potentailly teach … Read more

The Frustrations of Learning to Play the Piano

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I know that I often talk about the difficulties and frustrations that go along with learning to play the piano baecause I see my students experience them. I also remember what it was like all those years ago when I was little – I still vividly remember the annoyances and frustrations that I had to … Read more

How to Play the Piano: Day 1 by Zach Evans – A Review

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Zach Evans is the person responsible for the YouTube channel Become a Piano Superhuman. I must admit when I stumbled across this YouTube channel, I was intrigued, so I watched the video entitled How to Play the Piano: Day 1 – EASY First Lesson for Beginners. I must admit that I was not impressed at … Read more

Learning From a Piano Teacher is the Best Option

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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

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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