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It can take quite a while to remember what the key signature of any particular tonality or key is. There are a few different methods to help you keep track of which key has what key signature. The first method that I think is simple and straightforward to work out a key signature is by … Read more
First of all, I want to make it clear that I’m not and expert on this topic but rather I am an experienced music teacher that has an opinion. Dysmusia was first coined in the early 2000’s and the experts are still as yet undecided as to whether it is real or not. I do … Read more
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
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
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
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
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