Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
So you’ve decided that you are going to learn to play the piano now that you’re retired. Or maybe its a case of picking up where you left off so many years ago. You’re excited and you start telling family and friends. Many people are excited and pleased for you – others not quite so … Read more
In order to understand chords and scales and how they are structured, you need to understand what an interval is. Quite simply an interval is the distance between any two notes. Semitones are also known as Half Tones in the US, which is really the same thing as the word semi literally means half. Semitones are … Read more
I was having a conversation with an acquaintance of mine who is retired and probably in her late sixties. For some reason we got on the subject of arthritis. She was telling me that she had it in most of her fingers, that used to be painful but ever since she had her joints (the … Read more
There are physical health benefits to playing the piano as well as mental health benefits. While there are some overlaps with aspects of piano playing that are good for both physical and mental health, here is a list of six mental health benefits of playing the piano, particularly as a person ages. Most of the … Read more
Recently, I found myself having a very interesting conversation with someone I recently met. We are both school teachers and discussing how much we enjoyed working with children. When I expressed how much I enjoyed teaching music, she revealed to be that she used to be a classical musician who worked in various orchestras and … Read more
As I have been writing for Piano For Retirees for a few months now and people are starting to hear about this blog, I often get quizzed as to why even write about piano playing retirees in the first place. The answer is actually a very simple one – there are actually quite a lot … Read more
In many previous blog posts, I have briefly referred to my favorite music, but I have never actually mentioned them by name. I was originally not going to share their name simply for the fact that while I am a loyal Winston Music customer, I can acknowledge that there would likely be other music stores … Read more