Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
I’ve mentioned quite a number of times before that often when I meet people for the first time and the conversation comes around to question about what do I do for a living and when I tell them that I teach the piano, I’m fairly frequently given a reply that they want to learn to … Read more
Learning to play the piano takes time – it takes a lot of time, a lot of energy and a lot of effort. No matter what method you choose, it is going to take time to learn to play the piano proficiently and I think that is a small part of the appeal of learning … Read more
I am not exactly sure why I remembered this recently, but when I was 16, I broke the scaphoid bone in my left wrist, which is situated at the base of the thumb. I know that I was in plaster for six weeks and because the broken bone was at the base of my thumb, … Read more
Everyone understands that to learn to play the piano, or to maintain or improve your skill level, the ideal is to practice everyday and if not every day, then several times a week. Sometimes this is just not possible, whether it is because you are going on a holiday for a week or two, or … Read more
I get it, I really do. Most piano students are kids or teenagers. This is true not just for piano students but for anyone learning to play a musical instrument. If you think about it, it’s not just learning an instrument, it’s art, it’s sport and it’s often creative pursuits like knitting or sewing, that … Read more
How many times have we been in a car, driving a half and hour or more, or even on a road trip, a kid will ask the age old question of “Are we there yet?” and we the adults try and give a satisfactory answer. These answers can range from “we’ve only just left” to … Read more
I know that this is quite a strange concept, the idea that learning to play the piano is a lot like growing your hair. I get that this analogy is not perfect because usually a person’s hair grows automatically where as you don’t learn to play the piano just by waiting, you do actually have … Read more