Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – when I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – When I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
Unlike jazz and popular music, classical music is meant to be played exactly as written. Improvisation is rarely used in classical music. The question though is that if classical music is meant to be played as written, do you have to play every single note written. The answer is yes if you are planning to … Read more
I’ve been writing this blog for well over a year now and I have been reflecting on how much information I have managed to impart in my own unique way. I’ve also been pondering how much I have tried to encourage retirees and older, to learn to play the piano because I know that there’s … Read more
I am of the opinion that if you want to learn to play the piano, your very best choice is to get a piano teacher. Yes, you can choose to use an online platform to learn to play the piano. Even though I don’t like their marketing tactics at all, I have no doubts that … Read more
Getting the rhythm and timing correct is really important, no matter what style or genre of music you are interested in playing. Even though it can be quite hard for some to master (or at least it was hard for me to master when I was the piano student), it is important to work at … Read more
When I was a music student, I learned that mezzo staccato means moderately short and detached. To me, this made sense because my understanding of mezzo meant moderately and staccato meant short and detached. For the longest time, the definition seemed quite suitable. However, it seems that in the last few years there has been … Read more