Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
There are all sorts of people and platforms on the internet that you can learn to play the piano. Pianote is one of these, which I will discuss my opinions here. Before I do this though, I need to declare that I am not getting any payment for these opinions in any way at all … Read more
This is just a theory of mine, but sometimes I wonder whether people who genuinely want to learn to play the piano are put off by what I call piano snobs. Because the piano is a complicated and difficult instrument to play, there are people who have spent years and years in learning and perfecting … Read more
There are so many resources online to help you learn or re-learn how to play the piano. In fact I would argue that maybe there are too many resources available that makes choosing very hard. There are obviously paid resources that you can choose to access, but there is also numerous options that are free. … Read more
I find it frustrating at times when I meet people that want to learn to play the piano and will find all sorts of excuses. I’m not talking about those people that have never thought about it before meeting me and finding out that I am a piano teacher. I’m talking about the people that … Read more
Over the years I have met quite a number of people that play the piano by ear. I must admit that I am somewhat envious of people who can play the piano by ear because I have never done it – it certainly is not natural to me at all. As it is a skill … Read more
Learning to play the piano should be an activity that is taken up because a person would like to play the piano. Learning to play the piano as an adult really shouldn’t have any other reason. Playing the piano has physical benefits, the number one being maintaining or even building fine motor skills. This is … Read more
There are all sorts of online piano course that teach you to play the piano by chords, which is a perfectly valid way of learning to play the piano. From what I gather they teach you about various rhythms that you can use but what I have not picked up from their advertising is how … Read more