Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
The objection I have frequently heard about learning to play the piano as an adult is that they can’t read music. Learning to read music and understanding what every part of the notation means is really important when you want to play the piano or any other musical instrument. I’ve had a number of conversations … Read more
Years ago, when someone had piano lessons, they always had to learn scales. I’m sure that if you had lessons as a child you’d remember having to learn scales. It probably wasn’t a particular fond memory having to incessantly go up and down on the piano keyboard until you got them right. Playing scales might … Read more
Practicing the piano involves sitting down at the piano and playing through all that you are working on, right? You could practice this way and you wouldn’t be wasting your time, but there are several things that you can do that will make your practice more effective. Here are 6 techniques that will help you … Read more
There are some people like me who just want to play the piano for their own personal pleasure and that’s great but, there are also people that want to play the piano, so that they can perform for others. If you want to be a confident performing piano player, then you can learn some techniques … Read more
Practicing the piano involves sitting down at the piano and playing through all that you are working on, right? You could practice this way and you wouldn’t be wasting your time, but there are several things that you can do that will make your practice more effective. Here are 6 techniques that will help you … Read more
You may be wondering ‘How long will it take to actually learn the piano?’. That is a really great question to which the answer is in the words of my mother-in-law ‘How long is a piece of string?’ Obviously there are many factors that contribute to how long it takes to learn. You could define … Read more