Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Sometimes when we practice, it feels like we are getting nowhere at all. Okay, frequently anyone can practice regularly and do all the things that they are supposed to be doing and it feels like they are not making any progress at all. This would have to be the biggest down side of leaning to … Read more
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – when I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – When I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
Unlike jazz and popular music, classical music is meant to be played exactly as written. Improvisation is rarely used in classical music. The question though is that if classical music is meant to be played as written, do you have to play every single note written. The answer is yes if you are planning to … Read more
Getting the rhythm and timing correct is really important, no matter what style or genre of music you are interested in playing. Even though it can be quite hard for some to master (or at least it was hard for me to master when I was the piano student), it is important to work at … Read more
When I was a music student, I learned that mezzo staccato means moderately short and detached. To me, this made sense because my understanding of mezzo meant moderately and staccato meant short and detached. For the longest time, the definition seemed quite suitable. However, it seems that in the last few years there has been … Read more
I have quite a while to think about this and I have decided that whilst a correct hand positioning is important for everyone that learns to play the piano, it is even more important for middle aged people and older to have a correct hand position. This is not scientific fact as far as I … Read more