Learning to Read Music

Review of John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course

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The John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course is very clearly designed for young children – its bright and colorful. It even has a note or letter for parents and teachers at the front of the book. So clearly the target audience is not retirees who are wanting to learn to play the piano. If you can … Read more

A Review of ‘Ministeps to Music’ Piano Course

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‘Ministeps to Music’ is one of those piano courses that have been around for decades. Actually it was first published in 1959 and it has been around ever since. The series of books have not changed much at all over the decades and some would argue that it looks like an old fashioned piano course … Read more

Choosing Your Piano Path: Classical, Modern, or Jazz – Which to Master First

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This is another topic that piano players and piano teachers will disagree on – which genre of music should you learn first? If you are only interested in playing one type of music, then the answer is really simple – you should learn first what you are interested in playing. If you are not interest … Read more

To Pedal Or Not To Pedal, That is the Question

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Pedaling is one of those things, where there doesn’t seem to be much consensus about. Some piano players advocate a very strict idea about when and how much the pedal should be used, while others think that doing what feels right, what you think is the best way to go. I personally can see both … Read more

Unveiling the World of Online Piano Forums

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I must admit I am not the most technologically savvy nor do I regularly get on the internet and just have a look around. If I’m on the internet, it is for a specific purpose. This is why I have only discovered this year that there is such a thing as piano playing forums, specifically … Read more

Strike the Right Chord: Your Guide to Piano Playing Forums

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I must admit I am not the most technologically savvy nor do I regularly get on the internet and just have a look around. If I’m on the internet, it is for a specific purpose. This is why I have only discovered this year that there is such a thing as piano playing forums, specifically … Read more

When Piano Practice and Piano Lessons Go Wrong

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There are times when we sit down to practice or have a piano lesson and everything goes wrong and you feel like you are completely wasting your time. You are left with feelings of frustration and annoyance. No, I haven’t been spying on you, I just know that it happens to everyone. This is not … Read more