Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
I saw a very interesting video on YouTube called “13 Years of Advice in 11 Minutes” by a channel called Easy Fast Piano. Basically, the premise for this video is what this person wished he had known when he started to learn to play the piano. In the video, the presenter makes 5 main points.. … Read more
An arpeggio can be described as using the notes of a chord, played one after the other, in order, either going higher or lower. So really it is like playing a chord, with one note played at a time. This is slightly different to what are commonly thought of as scales, where you are playing … Read more
Just like a lot of things, music stores have moved on line or closed down entirely. Gone are the days (apart from the odd exception), where music stores existed in a shop front and you could physically look at a lot of music and be able to go to the piano in the store and … Read more
The term of ‘folding piano’ is not a term I could have ever imagine existing. Someone has clearly got a better imagination than what I do. The other day when I was just scrolling on Facebook, I saw an ad for a folding piano, so I Googled it and found that they most definitely do … Read more
If you go on the internet to find the answer to the question of whether or not you should be reading music if you are playing the piano and you will get a variety of opinions, that are very strongly either for or against learning to read musical notation. You will probably not find very … Read more
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
If you are learning to play the piano, then obviously it is important to practice the piano on a regular basis, or you won’t achieve any sort of proficiency, but there are times when it is actually important NOT to practice. The first occasion where I think it is important to give some piano practice … Read more