Piano Practicing Tips

How to Get Started if You Want to Learn Jazz Piano

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If jazz piano is what you truly want to play, then there are a few requirements. The first thing is that you need to learn some traditional, classical music. This is because the fundamentals for jazz is the same as classical piano. By learning a traditional, classical style of piano, you will get a thorough … Read more

Do You Need to Have a Good Sense of Rhythm to Play the Piano?

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The simple answer to this question as to whether you need a good sense of rhythm in order to be able to paly the piano is a yes. To get started though, you do not need to have a good sense of rhythm at all, because a good sense of rhythm is something that you … Read more

Horrible Practices and Horrible Lessons

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I don’t know why it is, but it seems that periodically and definitely randomly, your piano practice will be just a disaster. The same is true for piano lessons – that every once in a while they just happen out of the blue. These occurences that I am refering to , are not when you … Read more

Some Things You Should Never Do Playing the Piano

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There are a lot of things you can and should do when you are learning to play the piano, but there is also a list of things that you should never do. These items that I mention are by no means exhaustive, they are just some random items that are worthwhile keeping in mind. The … Read more

The Benefits of Learning to Play Scales

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I know that playing scales is seen as boring at best or useless at worst, but learning to play scales are actually beneficial in many ways. Learning to play scales is actually a really straightforward way of keeping your hands nimble because you are playing one note at a time and the notes are close … Read more

Practice is the Only Answer

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From time to time, people get stuck with their piano practice – things are just not working as well as they should. Everyone who has ever taken piano lessons understands that there are difficulties and challenges along the way. If you want to learn to play the piano, then you will need to practice. Even … Read more

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