Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
Sometimes the words ‘keyboard’ and ‘synthesizer’ are used interchangeably. It could be argued that a synthesizer is in fact a keyboard, using the broader definition of the word. That would make pianos, electric pianos, organs and harpsichords all keyboard instruments. Most of the time though, referring to a keyboard is referring to a specific musical … Read more
The piano, together with the organ and harp are unique musical instruments in the sense that each hand can play notes independently of the other hand. If you think about stringed instruments such as guitar and violin, the left hand usually determines what note or notes are played while the right hand determines the quality … Read more
When I was a kid learning to play the piano, I was very much taught a classical method, playing classical music. I never learned as such to play modern popular music or jazz music. My piano teachers only knew how to play classical music so therefore that is all that they taught, which is actually … Read more
The words ‘trust me’ I think invoke suspicion rather than confidence on the internet and with good reason – there are so many people that discuss topics on which they have absolutely no information on. All they have is uninformed opinion being claimed as fact. I think a bit of skepticism is a good thing … Read more
I know it seems like I don’t like online piano courses and the truth is that because I have not looked at any of them in depth, any opinion I have at this stage is completely irrelevant. However, I often object to the way these online piano courses word their advertisements. One aspect I really … Read more
I was having a discussion with my husband the other morning which started with the fact that a relief teacher, who I had met the previous day, claimed that they had retired five times already! My husband’s comment was that he was either bored or short of money and that regardless of the reason, my … Read more
I have deliberately held off recounting my own personal of learning to play the piano because I don’t think that my own journey is particularly relatable: My parents anticipated me and my sister being musical because my Mother’s Father had played the piano (he died before I was born) and my Father’s Mother played the … Read more