Encouragement to Play the Piano

How Often Should You Practice The Piano

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There are all sorts of ideas and notions as to how much a person should practice, but the answer is not really a simple one as it is entirely appropriate for different people to practice in differing amounts. What I am trying to do is to present some ideas that will help you pinpoint how … Read more

You Don’t Have to Be a Kid to Learn to Play the Piano

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There is a common misconception out there that learning to play the piano is only possible when you are a kid. This is simply not true. People of all ages can learn to play the piano if they are willing to put in the effort. Sometimes adults believe that either they have missed their window … Read more

The Benefits of Playing the Piano

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The main benefit out of playing the piano in retirement is obviously doing something that is enjoyable for the ones that want to learn. However, playing the piano has far more benefits other than just giving people pleasure and joy. Playing the piano has a number of health benefits that are particularly significant as people … Read more

Playing the Piano is my Happy Place

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Recently I was talking to some friends whose teenage daughter had been taking piano lessons for a number of years and even though I knew that she was learning to play the piano, I had never actually heard her play until recently. So I was telling her mum about the circumstances that allowed me to … Read more

Progress, No Matter How Small, Is Still Progress

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When it comes to learning to play the piano, there is one thing that typically kids and teenagers do better than adults and that is not being in a hurry to get good at playing the piano. In most things in life, kids and teenagers are known to be more impulsive and in a hurry … Read more

People That Want to Return to Playing the Piano After Many Years

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I know that on this blog, I spend a lot of time encouraging those people that have always wanted to learn to play the piano, but for whatever the reasons, there just seemed there was never the opportunity. I have spoken to hundreds of people on this very topic over the years and the conclusion … Read more

Learning to Play the Piano is Just Another Skill

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By the time people have reached the age of retirement, they have amassed quite a lot of skills. You probably don’t even realize just how many skills you actually have. It is just my opinion that even by the time a person hits their mid forties, they know quite a bit that the younger generation … Read more