Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
I have to admit that Beethoven is one of my favorite composers ever. I think that he was a total genius who could write music that has endured for a couple of centuries and that he wrote a significant amount while being totally deaf. He was a complete genius, to be able to achieve what he … Read more
Procrastinating is something that we all do from time to time and some do it more than others. It seems innocent enough, but really procrastination and excuses can get in the way of doing what we really want to do. I have been teaching many years and ever since I could say to people that … Read more
Over the years I have met many people that have always wanted to be able to play the piano and despite their wish to be able to play, there are a few things that can permanently get in the way of mastering the instrument. There are a number of obstacles that can kill off a … Read more
There are some absolutely wonderful piano pieces that are meant to be played fast but it can be completely daunting to attempt to play a fast piece of music. So how do you go about learning something that is so fast? The answer to that is slowly. It might appear that my answer makes no … Read more
Grand pianos and baby grand pianos both are stunning looking musical instruments, especially when the lids are propped open and they both look very much alike. Both a grand piano and a baby grand piano have the same number of notes and therefore have the same width as each other. Clearly, it is the length that … Read more
I first came across Tonebass Piano on Facebook. I was not looking for anything in particular, it just showed up as short videos that I might want to watch – you know how Facebook works, it puts articles and videos on your feed, that its algorithms think you might like. It was a video about … Read more
Whenever I am searching for anything to do with music (which happens quite a bit) I’ll often come across the opportunity to download and print off free piano music, even when I’m not even searching for it. Sure free sounds good, but sometimes it is hard to know if the website is a reputable one … Read more