Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Playing the piano by ear tends to be something that you either can do or you can’t. As someone who learned to read music at the age of 6, there was never really a chance for me to explore the piano and maybe play the piano by ear. I’m not saying that I regret the … Read more
In my quest to find quality resources on the internet, I stumbled on a YouTube video called “Learn the Number System to Play Scales and Chords Easily”. First of all, I found this particular video to be well presented with the picture of a keyboard lighting up the notes that he is playing, so you … Read more
I know it sounds counter intuitive at best and crazy at worst, but it is true that mistakes are beneficial to make when you are learning to play the piano. So often we are trying to avoid mistakes because it is the mistakes that makes our playing flawed, but really it is making mistakes that … Read more
Let me just state that if you are wanting to learn to play the piano, especially if you learned many years ago or you know how to play another instrument, then learning online can be a good option. Learning online can be a very economical way of learning to play the piano. Maybe I am … Read more
I do understand that some retirees that are wanting to learn to play the piano in their retirement, did actually take some piano lessons when they were younger, but for whatever reasons, they quit and after many years have realized that they do want to be able to play and want to start again. Sometimes … Read more
Obviously every piano teacher is different and therefore every piano teacher can teach slightly differently but in the very first lesson, there are a few basic things that need to be covered and it is probably common to most, if not all piano teachers. The first thing I start with is how to sit and … Read more
Obviously there are many good reasons to learn or re-learn how to play the piano in your retirement years and into old age. The main one is simply because you have a desire to want to learn to play the piano. One of the more obscure reasons that might contribute to your decision to play … Read more