Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Rests are one of those things that are really undervalued in western music and piano players, in my opinion, are the worst at valuing the function of rests. So rests are an indication of nothing that makes them truly something. I know that it seems like I have contradicted myself here, but I have not … Read more
Especially on Facebook, I see so many ads for online piano courses. I get why this happens. Facebook along with other platforms, tailor their information and advertising according to the preferences of the user and this particular user is a bit of a music fanatic, so of course they would put these online piano course … Read more
So many people say that they can’t read music. This is probably true because there are many, many people that do not play a musical instrument and therefore have no need for being able to read musical notation. There are also many people who are musical but have never really tried to read music and … Read more
It seems to be a very common complaint that learning music theory is boring, especially various advertisers of online courses that teach you to play the piano. First of all, the majority of people that claim that learning theory of music are kids and teenagers. The reason why they label it as boring is because … Read more
I know it seems like a crazy question to ask, but are you practicing too much? Even though the vast majority of piano students don’t practice enough, there are some that are practicing too much. I am not suggesting that this happens very often at all, but there are some circumstances where a person is … Read more
The sustain pedal, is on the right, whether your piano has 2 pedals or 3 pedals. Sometimes it is referred to as simply ‘the pedal’ because it is used so much more frequently than the left pedal (known as the soft pedal) or the middle pedal ( which is only found on some pianos). As … Read more
I understand that this might seem a little strange, especially when I so often advocate that practice will equal progress. Don’t get me wrong, I still believe this – I know that this is true but there are circumstances when some things are impossible, or very much close to it. Let me explain. For as … Read more