Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
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
Learning to play the piano is wonderful and there can be many, many hours of pleasure from playing the piano. This is especially true for people who have waited years or even decades to take piano lessons, who find piano lessons particularly enjoyable because they have had to wait for so long. But what happens … Read more
I’ve read the statement countless times that you don’t need to learn theory if you know chords. So many online courses make this claim, but the claim is simply false because knowledge of chords and how to play them is indeed part of music theory. I get that it is a tempting claim and on … Read more
There are some mistakes that are very common to piano students, so much so that I would argue that everyone has made these at some point. I know I have and so have all my piano students (although some more than others). The first very fixable mistake that everyone makes at some point or other … Read more
For the very early years of teaching the piano, I have recommended for students, especially beginners to practice for 5 to 7 minutes every day. I decided that this would be my recommendation simply because when I was a beginner piano student, I was told to practice between 5 and 7 minutes per day. Hundreds … Read more
We’ve all been there, whether as a student or someone who has been playing the piano for years, that we are working on a new piece of music and even though we are trying it is not coming together and it can be really frustrating. The first bit of advice would be that this happens … Read more
So how can practicing the piano not be playing the piano and vice versa? The really simple answer is that both fulfil a completely different function. Playing a piece of music really happens once you have learned how to play the particular piece of music. You play a piece of music when you know it … Read more