Teach yourself piano question I want to learn to play the piano on my own and I don’t want a teacher, so please don’t tell me to get a teacher. I want to learn in my own time and have a few ideas on how to go about it. I want to start by learning [...]
Finding time to relax and pursue hobbies in our fast-paced world is becoming a thing of the past. There’s just too much to do. If you want to learn to play the piano, you are going to need some time to yourself. Traditionally, students will visit a teacher once a week and between lessons practice [...]
Piano lessons provide more than just a musical education. They build life skills like goal setting and time management. They also reinforce the idea that hard work is valuable and rewarding. Plus, piano lessons develop coordination, fine motor skills and the ability to reason effectively and solve problems. Piano lessons incorporate different curricula and methods [...]
You’ve decided you want to tinkle the ivories. You have decided on a formal approach to your studies, instead of self-teaching. Therefore, you need a qualified piano teacher to help you reach your goals. What should you look for? Here are some tips for finding the piano teacher that’s right for you: 1. Decide whether [...]
One of the most influential players of jazz that the world has known, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born on the 15th of August, 1925 in Little Burgundy, Montreal. His living environment was one imbibed with jazz music since lived in a locality where most of the people were African Americans. When just five years old, [...]
There are gazillion adults who took piano lessons as a child but stopped playing for various reasons. Some aren’t the least bit interested, but many wish to return to piano playing at some point in their lives. I have never heard anyone express relief that they didn’t learn how to play piano, but I have [...]
There are literally millions of adults today who took piano lessons when they were growing up, but at some point along the way gave them up. Some couldn’t care less, but many have an urge down deep to take up piano playing again someday. Over the years I have never heard anyone say “I’m glad [...]
Piano lessons have changed over the years. Now you can download a full piano course to your computer and learn to play in a new and modern way. With the cost of electronic keyboards and pianos becoming easily affordable, especially if you buy a second hand keyboard, now is a good time to start learning [...]
