Piano for Retirees

How to Prevent Stiffness and Soreness While Playing the Piano

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We all know that once you get to a certain age, bodily aches and pains can just happen and they can interfere with what we do and how we do things. Unfortunately, this can happen while you are playing the piano. Fortunately these potential aches can be somewhat helped. Back pain can sometimes seem to … Read more

The Benefits of Playing the Piano

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The main benefit out of playing the piano in retirement is obviously doing something that is enjoyable for the ones that want to learn. However, playing the piano has far more benefits other than just giving people pleasure and joy. Playing the piano has a number of health benefits that are particularly significant as people … Read more

There is One Rule That Should Never Be Broken

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If you have followed my blog much at all, you probably realize that even though I have formulated what I think is the ideal way of learning to play the piano, I am flexible and I think that there are many circumstances that require a different approach or a different mindset to tackling an issue … Read more

Seniors Are Not the Only Ones That Can Need Extra Accommodations With Their Learning

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It is obvious that because I write a blog aimed at retirees or older, that I write for that particular audience, taking into consideration the unique circumstances that can happen with these age groups. While this is exactly what this blog should be about and focused on, it might be useful to remind you of … Read more

My 80 Year Old Piano Student

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This year I have started a new piano student who happens to be 80 years old. This lovely lady has always been interested in music and has sung in various choirs over the years. She has also toyed with the idea of learning to play the piano for quite some years and she has finally … Read more

Classical Music – Do You Have to Play Every Note Written?

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Unlike jazz and popular music, classical music is meant to be played exactly as written. Improvisation is rarely used in classical music. The question though is that if classical music is meant to be played as written, do you have to play every single note written. The answer is yes if you are planning to … Read more