Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Why does it really matter to me whether or not people learn to play the piano, particularly retirees and seniors? Well if I really honest, this has not always been my focus. When I was in my twenties, I was very much focused on my music teaching career, both as a private piano teacher and … Read more
There are so many online piano courses and especially the ones that have been around for a few years are probably quite good. However, I often find myself getting irritated and annoyed with the way some of these online piano courses are advertised. The point that several make is that learning to play the piano … 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 noticing Piano by Pictures pop up on my Facebook feed quite a bit recently and they seem to have a well thought out system. Obviously someone at some point thought long and hard about the fact that there are some people who seem to struggle with learning to read music, so they … 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
‘Ministeps to Music’ is one of those piano courses that have been around for decades. Actually it was first published in 1959 and it has been around ever since. The series of books have not changed much at all over the decades and some would argue that it looks like an old fashioned piano course … Read more
The ‘A Dozen a Day’ series of books that contain piano exercises have been around for decades. I know this because my first piano teacher gave them to me at the age of 7! Actually they were first available in 1954 and they have been available ever since. It’s not surprising to state that there … Read more