Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
It happens to everyone that sometimes we don’t feel like playing but we also know that we should. There might be a few very rare exceptions to this, but everyone I know has had a day or two, here and there where they really don’t feel like practicing. I know I have experienced this myself … Read more
Time signatures are important and while 3/4 is obviously 3 crochet (or quarter) beats in a bar is not the same as 4/4, which is obviously 4 crochet (or quarter) beats in a bar. Clearly, they are not the same. So if you are playing a piece of music that is in 3/4 time, then … Read more
Sometimes when we practice, it feels like we are getting nowhere at all. Okay, frequently anyone can practice regularly and do all the things that they are supposed to be doing and it feels like they are not making any progress at all. This would have to be the biggest down side of learning to … Read more
Sometimes when we practice, it feels like we are getting nowhere at all. Okay, frequently anyone can practice regularly and do all the things that they are supposed to be doing and it feels like they are not making any progress at all. This would have to be the biggest down side of leaning to … Read more
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – when I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – When I was young and learning to play the piano, my timing was often inaccurate. For me, getting the timing right for any of my pieces of music was the hardest thing. As a result of this, my timing was the one aspect I … Read more
Unlike jazz and popular music, classical music is meant to be played exactly as written. Improvisation is rarely used in classical music. The question though is that if classical music is meant to be played as written, do you have to play every single note written. The answer is yes if you are planning to … Read more