Learning to Read Music

Theory of Music is Important to Learn

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I think that learning theory of music is quite important to learn alongside of learning to play the piano. While I think it is important, I am not saying everyone must learn theory beyond the basics. If  you choose to learn theory, you will then enhance your ability to play more complex piano music. This … Read more

Content Creators Often Make This Mistake

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Not all the time and certainly not all content creators, but I have seen quite a number of YouTube videos that are aimed at teaching people how to play the piano, where there is some remark about the validity of different genres of music. This does annoy me somewhat, because it is often a flipant … Read more

The Benefits of Learning Theory of Music

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In my experience, whenever there is a mention of learning theory of music, it is often accompanied by a groan. I do get it – learning about music theory isn’t nearly as much fun as actually learning to play the piano. But there is a point to learning theory and even though it is not … Read more

Matthew Cawood You Tube Creator

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I recently stumbled onto a YouTube video called “How to Start Learning the Piano – Self Taught!” and because it is only 14 minutes long, I thought it would be interesting to watch. Right from the outset he states that he taught himself to play the piano and knowing what he knows now, he wishes … Read more

Liberty Park Music – A Review

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If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you will realize that I have written some reviews, mostly about online creators that produce YouTube videos about learning to play the piano using a modern, or chordal approach. Because Liberty Park Music label their vidoes as being Classical Piano Beginner, I thought I might have … Read more

Jazer Lee – Content Creator on YouTube

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Jazer Lee is a piano content creator on YouTube and he has quite a number of videos in his channel. While I have not seen all of his videos, I have seen a number of them. In a nutshell, he produces quality content. He explains various concepts quite clearly and he is very pleasant to … Read more

How to Improve Your Timing

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If you are anything like I used to be, getting your timing right is not exactly the easiest thing for you when it comes to learning a new piece of music. Just like everything else, there are strategies that you can use to help improve your timing of a piece of music. The first step … Read more