Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
It doesn’t matter what type of music you are into, whether it’s popular, jazz or classical music, you are going to need some knowledge of chords and chord symbols. Even if you were to do one of these online piano courses that can supposedly teach you to play the piano in a few short weeks … Read more
If you are Australian and over fifty years old, you are likely to remember a lady by the name of Hazel Hawke. She was a well known name only because her husband Bob Hawke, was Prime Minister of Australia during the 1980’s. From what I have read, she was always a very musical person and … Read more
I have been a piano teacher for a few decades now and I have seen a lot of piano books for beginners. I like to check out what is available at least on an annual basis because there may be a better piano course than the one I have been teaching from for years. Yes, … Read more
Young and Inexperienced Piano Teachers are Not Always Valued So often we value experience in many aspects of life and sometimes the young and inexperienced are completely overlooked. I have met quite a number of young piano teachers and they all have shared a few characteristics. The first is that they are so enthusiastic about … Read more
Before I delve into this discussion I must state that these thoughts are based on minimal knowledge of online piano courses. I have not as yet done any sort of research into any of them (and this may come later). What I am basing my thoughts on are the advertising of some of these online … Read more
There are a surprising number of companies that manufacture acoustic pianos and even though I have not researched every single manufacturer, I still stand by my statement that all pianos made today would be of a reasonable quality. Here’s why I think that there are no poorly made pianos anymore; if someone was looking to … Read more
Playing scales as a piano student, especially if you took lessons as a child, was something you were forced to do and almost everyone hated them. Even as a piano teacher when I am helping a student prepare for a piano exam and scales are an essential requirement, no-one has ever expressed joy or pleasure … Read more