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Learning to read music is an important skill unless you only ever want to play the piano by ear. It doesn’t matter what style or genre of music that you prefer to play, learning to read music is a very useful skill. If you want to learn to play classical music, then learning to read … Read more
Learning to play the piano takes time – it takes a lot of time, a lot of energy and a lot of effort. No matter what method you choose, it is going to take time to learn to play the piano proficiently and I think that is a small part of the appeal of learning … Read more
I am not exactly sure why I remembered this recently, but when I was 16, I broke the scaphoid bone in my left wrist, which is situated at the base of the thumb. I know that I was in plaster for six weeks and because the broken bone was at the base of my thumb, … Read more
If you are learning or playing jazz on the piano, then the answer to how important is it to play a piece of music as written, is an easy question. The answer is that it is not important. Jazz music values improvisation and reinterpreting pieces of music. Exploration and adaption of keys, chords, notes and … Read more
Rests are one of those things that are really undervalued in western music and piano players, in my opinion, are the worst at valuing the function of rests. So rests are an indication of nothing that makes them truly something. I know that it seems like I have contradicted myself here, but I have not … Read more
Especially on Facebook, I see so many ads for online piano courses. I get why this happens. Facebook along with other platforms, tailor their information and advertising according to the preferences of the user and this particular user is a bit of a music fanatic, so of course they would put these online piano course … Read more
So many people say that they can’t read music. This is probably true because there are many, many people that do not play a musical instrument and therefore have no need for being able to read musical notation. There are also many people who are musical but have never really tried to read music and … Read more