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When I was a child taking piano lessons, I clearly remember having to learn new pieces of music in a very specific way. I would have to learn the right hand and left hand parts separately until each part was known really well before putting both right hand and left hand parts together. Many piano … Read more
Learning a new piece of music is really a numbers game sounds quite weird, but I think it can be a good way to approach learning a new piece of music. So often, particularly with a piece of music that is of a slightly higher skill level, we can become overwhelmed or doubt our ability … Read more
So which one is better to learn? Is it jazz? Is it modern? Or is it classical? Well the simple answer is – it depends. I know its not much of an answer yet, but it really depends on which one you like the best. For me, it is classical piano, simply because it is … Read more
From time time, there has been the argument that to play the piano, you don’t really need to learn to read the music and you certainly don’t need to understand music theory. To a certain extent this argument is actually valid but my question would be “Why would you not want to understand what is … Read more
The really simple answer to the question of : Can seniors learn to play the piano, is a resounding YES! I’ve been a piano teacher for quite some years now and I’ve taught all ages and I know from experience that any age group can learn to play the piano and that includes seniors. I … Read more
How could being a gifted musician possibly be overrated, especially when it comes to learning to play the piano? The answer is simply because it will be effort and perseverance that ultimately determine how good you are going to be, not how much talent you have. As well as teaching the piano for a lot … Read more
As an experienced piano teacher, the thing that irritates me most of all is when piano books have the names of the notes printed in the middle of the note. I especially hate it when beginner piano books start off this way. I have seen piano books designed for the beginner that waste half the … Read more