Where Piano Playing Retirees Get Information and Encouragement
As I have stated in other blog posts, I am a very experienced teacher and that if I haven’t seen it all yet, I’ve seen most of what can happen as a piano teacher. One thing that every so often happens is that a piano student will fail to talk to me. I get that … Read more
As I have stated many times before, I get so many people telling me that they would like to learn to play the piano. I would have heard it hundreds, if not, a few thousand times and I have learned that people don’t always mean what they say. Actually, when it really comes down to … Read more
It is true for me that one person is worth it to write this blog. Even it convinces just one person to be daring and take the plunge and finally make your opportunity to learn to play the piano. I know have have written many times about my experience of having people tell me that … Read more
For some of you that statement is obvious. You understand that piano teachers are indeed professionals. However, every so often I hear a comment here or there that piano teachers are not really that good. I’ve even had comments made to my face, in the context of meeting a new student (or parent when it … Read more
It is very, very common for piano lessons to be weekly and for a duration of 30 minutes. It is not just piano lessons, all other instrumental lessons I have heard of last for 30 minutes , once a week. At least this is the common experience here in Australia. The only exceptions I have … Read more
Keeping a beat is important, but so is playing the right notes and adding adequate expression. But keeping the beat is possibly the most important aspect, for a number of reasons. The first reason why keeping the beat is important, is that it maintains the flow and integrity of the piece of music. This is … Read more
Some music is written badly and it is not because the quality of the music is particularly bad. I am not imposing my personal opinion here, it just that some music is not written well. Actually it is more accurate to state that some music is transcribed really badly. If you have every heard a … Read more