Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
So much music has been written over the centuries using the time signatures of 3/4 and 4/4, especially 4/4. If I were to have a guess, I would say that of all the western tradition music ever written, well over half has been written in 4/4 time. It is so prevalent that sometimes the letter … Read more
Every piano player has a weakness that they are either intentionally working on or they have found a method that helps them overcome their individual weakness. I have seen it with all of my piano students that I have ever taught and with all of the musicians that I have ever known. This doesn’t mean … Read more
The ‘A Dozen a Day’ series of books that contain piano exercises have been around for decades. I know this because my first piano teacher gave them to me at the age of 7! Actually they were first available in 1954 and they have been available ever since. It’s not surprising to state that there … Read more
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
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
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
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