Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – when I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
I’ve been writing this blog for well over a year now and I have been reflecting on how much information I have managed to impart in my own unique way. I’ve also been pondering how much I have tried to encourage retirees and older, to learn to play the piano because I know that there’s … Read more
I am of the opinion that if you want to learn to play the piano, your very best choice is to get a piano teacher. Yes, you can choose to use an online platform to learn to play the piano. Even though I don’t like their marketing tactics at all, I have no doubts that … Read more
When I was a music student, I learned that mezzo staccato means moderately short and detached. To me, this made sense because my understanding of mezzo meant moderately and staccato meant short and detached. For the longest time, the definition seemed quite suitable. However, it seems that in the last few years there has been … Read more
I have talked to many, many people about playing the piano and people who want to learn to play the piano. One thing that keeps coming up and holding people back from taking the plunge and at least having a go at learning to play the piano, is the fear of not being good enough. … Read more
Yes, I am talking to you – why do you procrastinate at learning to play the piano? If you have been reading my blog for a bit, you clearly want to learn to play the piano or else why would you waste your time on a website called Piano For Retirees? I get that procrastination … Read more
Maybe it is just me, but when I was learning to play the piano, I often really struggled with learning to play anything from the Baroque Era (which was from about 1600 to 1750). For me, this meant quite a bit of Handel and J.S. Bach. For those of us that studied classical music, you … Read more