Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
The number one thing that you need in order to play the piano successfully is to practice regularly. Regular practice is what is really needed for building your skills and achieving your goals. Having a natural giftedness or talent are useful but without the regular pratice they actually count for not much at all. We … Read more
In my endeavors to produce this blog, I often look at what is available online. Much of what I have seen is geared towards people learning how to play modern music on the piano. There is not a lot of instruction on how to play the piano via a classical method. In some ways it … Read more
Learning what chords are and how they function is really important for anyone who is wanting to learn to play the piano. It doesn’t matter whether you are into classical, modern or jazz music, chords are used in just about every type of music and they are essential whether you read music or not. The … Read more
If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you would probably be a little put off by the quasi-sensationalist title of this blog. While I do acknowledge that it might appear to be over the top, there is actually truth in this blog title. One of the things I very much … Read more
At a guess, I would have to say that Pianote is probably one of the biggest online piano teaching platforms. They have been around for years now and if you have ever googled ‘how to learn to play the piano’, you would have at least seen their ads. Over the years I have seen quite … Read more
I hope that in writing these blogs it is obvious that I respect and appreciate the different styles and genres of piano music. I genuinely think that every genre and every style has its place and that just because I have a certain penchant for classical music, doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate other types of … Read more
So often on the internet, there is just so much information about learning to play the guitar and that is not a bad thing, especially if your interest is in playing the guitar. I do understand that it is a popular choice, because it takes so little to learn to play enough chords that you … Read more