Learning to Play the Piano

People That Want to Return to Playing the Piano After Many Years

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I know that on this blog, I spend a lot of time encouraging those people that have always wanted to learn to play the piano, but for whatever the reasons, there just seemed there was never the opportunity. I have spoken to hundreds of people on this very topic over the years and the conclusion … Read more

Review of Music Greatness  – Piano Basics – Beginner Piano Lessons

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I came across this series of YouTube videos that are done by the music channel called Music Greatness. They have got quite a lot on their YouTube channel. Some of the videos are for piano players and some are for guitar players. The series of six beginner piano lessons I believe are actually mis-named. I … Read more

Rote Learning Has Its Place

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When we were young and in school, a lot of the learning we did was rote learning, but then in the eighties and nineties, rote learning was considered antiquated (or at least this was the experience in Australia). It’s funny how things can go in and out of fashion – even in education circles. Now … Read more

Learning to Play the Piano is Just Another Skill

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By the time people have reached the age of retirement, they have amassed quite a lot of skills. You probably don’t even realize just how many skills you actually have. It is just my opinion that even by the time a person hits their mid forties, they know quite a bit that the younger generation … Read more

A Review of Piano Genius

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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

Mistakes are Important to Make

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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