Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
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
The answer to the question of how much piano practice should a person do can vary greatly. If you have a piano teacher then I would recommend going with what they advise simply because they know you (or will get to know you) and I don’t! If you are a beginner then I would encourage … Read more
Learning to play the piano is not the easiest skill to learn. Most people would agree with this. But what most people think is that challenging or hard equals impossible and that is certainly not the case. For starters, most people believe learning to play a musical instrument is only meant for the gifted and … Read more
Over the years I have had so many people tell me that they have always wanted to learn to play the piano. So many of these people have followed up with a comment that it is too late now or that even though they would love to play the piano they just think they will … Read more
Every piano player has a weakness that they are either intentionally working on or they have found a method that helps them overcome their individual weakness. I have seen it with all of my piano students that I have ever taught and with all of the musicians that I have ever known. This doesn’t mean … Read more
I have been a piano teacher since I was 19 years old and because I have been a piano teacher my whole adult life, I have heard from so, so many people how they have always wanted to learn to play the piano. This has led to many conversations with many, many random people. There … Read more
As truly bizarre as this sounds, a lot of piano players have a favorite key or two, that they just really enjoy playing in. Mine happens to be E flat major, closely followed by A flat major. I really don’t like F major because to me it sounds a bit too harsh for my taste. … Read more