Learning Piano First Aid
Saturday, April 07, 2007
People who are serious about learning to play the piano will probably buy a piano, if they do not already have one at home. When it comes to real, old-fashioned pianos rather than ...
Saturday, April 07, 2007
People who are serious about learning to play the piano will probably buy a piano, if they do not already have one at home. When it comes to real, old-fashioned pianos rather than ...
Prepare yourself for a Piano Concert
Friday, March 30, 2007
After mastering piano digitations and learning some basics on music theory and practice, you will probably feel tempted to continue with your musical understanding, improving your ...
Friday, March 30, 2007
After mastering piano digitations and learning some basics on music theory and practice, you will probably feel tempted to continue with your musical understanding, improving your ...
Rounding your Musical Knowledge
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Now that you know how easy it can be playing the piano by knowing some music basics, it is time to round out your knowledge with a few other elements that you will find at the time...
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Now that you know how easy it can be playing the piano by knowing some music basics, it is time to round out your knowledge with a few other elements that you will find at the time...
Piano Rhythm and Meter
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Most people are able to picture in their mind a typical piano student playing with a small device that moves one side to another resembling a pendulum, often associated to bored le...
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Most people are able to picture in their mind a typical piano student playing with a small device that moves one side to another resembling a pendulum, often associated to bored le...
Learning Rhythm Notation and Dynamics
Saturday, March 10, 2007
The past week we were discussing how understanding chords on sheet music, now let's review the basics of rhythm notation, which is no other thing that the duration of a note every ...
Saturday, March 10, 2007
The past week we were discussing how understanding chords on sheet music, now let's review the basics of rhythm notation, which is no other thing that the duration of a note every ...
Understanding Chords in Sheet Music
Friday, March 02, 2007
Leaning to play piano in childhood is a long-term commitment with music that is a must adults cannot afford for a number of reasons, but especially due to lack of time that get the...
Friday, March 02, 2007
Leaning to play piano in childhood is a long-term commitment with music that is a must adults cannot afford for a number of reasons, but especially due to lack of time that get the...
Piano Lesson Tips for Teaching Children
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Everybody knows that the earlier in life piano lessons begin, the easier it will be. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, children have a greater learning capability that parents...
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Everybody knows that the earlier in life piano lessons begin, the easier it will be. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, children have a greater learning capability that parents...
An untold Piano Lesson
Friday, February 16, 2007
Learning to play the piano is worthless if you forget to pay attention to an important lesson that time and knowledge will teach you during or after your training: learning piano c...
Friday, February 16, 2007
Learning to play the piano is worthless if you forget to pay attention to an important lesson that time and knowledge will teach you during or after your training: learning piano c...
Online Piano Lessons
Friday, February 09, 2007
There are many ways to learn how to play the piano, but perhaps the most inexpensive and less rigorous of all of them is learning with the aid of your computer and a connection to ...
Friday, February 09, 2007
There are many ways to learn how to play the piano, but perhaps the most inexpensive and less rigorous of all of them is learning with the aid of your computer and a connection to ...
The Art of Improvisation
Sunday, February 04, 2007
After the first few piano lessons, the students begin to learn more about their instrument, it is natural to have the desire to play whole melodies rather than aisle chords. Pla...
Sunday, February 04, 2007
After the first few piano lessons, the students begin to learn more about their instrument, it is natural to have the desire to play whole melodies rather than aisle chords. Pla...
Programming Piano Lesson for Children
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Learning to play the piano is a once in a lifetime experience, in which parents should overlook closely when it comes to introducing their children to piano lessons. Music inst...
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Learning to play the piano is a once in a lifetime experience, in which parents should overlook closely when it comes to introducing their children to piano lessons. Music inst...
Quick Start Piano Tips
Thursday, January 18, 2007
"Practice makes perfect" and there is no better activity to apply this saying, because it describes the main requirement to learn the piano and play it properly: practice. However,...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
"Practice makes perfect" and there is no better activity to apply this saying, because it describes the main requirement to learn the piano and play it properly: practice. However,...
Playing Piano with Software Aids
Friday, January 12, 2007
As a fine instrument, buying a piano is an investment that not all people can afford. People who really want to learn to play the piano, however, may choose from other options, inc...
Friday, January 12, 2007
As a fine instrument, buying a piano is an investment that not all people can afford. People who really want to learn to play the piano, however, may choose from other options, inc...
Piano Playing Posture
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Understanding fingering and the basic chords to play a melody is not enough to become a good performer of this or any other music instrument, if you do not dominate an important te...
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Understanding fingering and the basic chords to play a melody is not enough to become a good performer of this or any other music instrument, if you do not dominate an important te...
Practicing and Piano Techniques
Friday, December 22, 2006
There is no progress in piano self-learning if your do not understand the mechanics to play while training. If you have thought that it can be achieved by memorizing the complicate...
Friday, December 22, 2006
There is no progress in piano self-learning if your do not understand the mechanics to play while training. If you have thought that it can be achieved by memorizing the complicate...
Scales and Piano Fingering System
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Now that you have some of the piano basics, it is time to start your training by practicing directly on the C major chord. As we already discussed, the music scale begins with the ...
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Now that you have some of the piano basics, it is time to start your training by practicing directly on the C major chord. As we already discussed, the music scale begins with the ...
Notes, Scales and Piano Keys
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Learning major scale and minor scale is essential for your training, making it easy for both fingering and music improvisation. Scales let you transpose melodies to different keys ...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Learning major scale and minor scale is essential for your training, making it easy for both fingering and music improvisation. Scales let you transpose melodies to different keys ...
Self-Training Piano Lessons (Part 2)
Friday, December 01, 2006
Getting Ready for Self-Training Piano Lessons (Part 2) Learning to play the piano was not an easy task many decades ago if the student could not access a physical instrument fo...
Friday, December 01, 2006
Getting Ready for Self-Training Piano Lessons (Part 2) Learning to play the piano was not an easy task many decades ago if the student could not access a physical instrument fo...
Getting Ready for Self-Training Piano Lessons
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Getting Ready for Self-Training Piano Lessons (Part 1) Now that you are determined to take piano lessons on your own, or make your child learn to play under your guidance, it is...
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Getting Ready for Self-Training Piano Lessons (Part 1) Now that you are determined to take piano lessons on your own, or make your child learn to play under your guidance, it is...
Practice Makes Perfect
Friday, November 17, 2006
Even though the best age for learning to play the piano is childhood, everybody, at any age, can play the piano with a major or minor degree of difficulty. It is widely known and a...
Friday, November 17, 2006
Even though the best age for learning to play the piano is childhood, everybody, at any age, can play the piano with a major or minor degree of difficulty. It is widely known and a...
What is the right age to begin piano lessons?
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
As parents, we wish to give our children every opportunity to succeed in all that life has to offer including such things as music and art. Many parents wish to start their childre...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
As parents, we wish to give our children every opportunity to succeed in all that life has to offer including such things as music and art. Many parents wish to start their childre...
Choosing a Private Piano Teacher
Friday, November 03, 2006
Self-teaching is a technique for learning almost anything, but when it comes to piano lessons many people prefer the guidance of a teacher for both playing piano and music understa...
Friday, November 03, 2006
Self-teaching is a technique for learning almost anything, but when it comes to piano lessons many people prefer the guidance of a teacher for both playing piano and music understa...
Piano for Beginners
Friday, October 27, 2006
Everything in life has a starting point and the piano is no different. Before you play like the Classical masters of all time, understanding the foundation of piano techniques will...
Friday, October 27, 2006
Everything in life has a starting point and the piano is no different. Before you play like the Classical masters of all time, understanding the foundation of piano techniques will...
Playing Jazz Piano
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Jazz piano is played significantly different than classical piano. Classical music is typically written out in detail and the focus is on reproducing the music to the original com...
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Jazz piano is played significantly different than classical piano. Classical music is typically written out in detail and the focus is on reproducing the music to the original com...
Styles of Ragtime
Thursday, June 15, 2006
There are many styles of piano that came during the Ragtime era. A lot of the styles are fairly blurred as there are different takes on each style. Cakewalk: This is pre-rag...
Thursday, June 15, 2006
There are many styles of piano that came during the Ragtime era. A lot of the styles are fairly blurred as there are different takes on each style. Cakewalk: This is pre-rag...
Piano History: Scott Joplin
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Scott Joplin is among the best known ragtime musicians and composers. He set the standard that many ragtime performers after him followed. Joplin was born in Linden, Texas and he...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Scott Joplin is among the best known ragtime musicians and composers. He set the standard that many ragtime performers after him followed. Joplin was born in Linden, Texas and he...
Piano History: Classical Period
Monday, June 12, 2006
The classical period signifies the height of artistic achievement in music. It is paralleled to the classical time period of the Greeks and the Romans. There were great changes f...
Monday, June 12, 2006
The classical period signifies the height of artistic achievement in music. It is paralleled to the classical time period of the Greeks and the Romans. There were great changes f...
Baroque Period of Piano Music
Sunday, June 11, 2006
The Baroque period of music was dominated with the harpsichord, which is often thought of as the predecessor of the piano. A harpsichord worked in a slightly different manner than...
Sunday, June 11, 2006
The Baroque period of music was dominated with the harpsichord, which is often thought of as the predecessor of the piano. A harpsichord worked in a slightly different manner than...
Kids Piano Software
Saturday, June 10, 2006
If you want your child to learn how to play piano, then there is a great solution out there for you. Piano is Fun music software will help your child learn to identify notes, key ...
Saturday, June 10, 2006
If you want your child to learn how to play piano, then there is a great solution out there for you. Piano is Fun music software will help your child learn to identify notes, key ...
Play Piano Fast
Friday, May 12, 2006
No, I am not talking about getting really ultra fast fingering, that is another topic of discussion altogether. This is focused at those of you who are still new to piano and want...
Friday, May 12, 2006
No, I am not talking about getting really ultra fast fingering, that is another topic of discussion altogether. This is focused at those of you who are still new to piano and want...
Kids Piano Book
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Do you have a kid that wants to learn how to play classical music on piano? My First Book of Classical Music is a great book for kids who already know a little bit about the note...
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Do you have a kid that wants to learn how to play classical music on piano? My First Book of Classical Music is a great book for kids who already know a little bit about the note...
Method of Organ Playing
Monday, May 01, 2006
This 8th edition text book is a classic that you should check out. If you are trying to learn how to play Organ, then this is a great learning tool. It is often used by teachers ...
Monday, May 01, 2006
This 8th edition text book is a classic that you should check out. If you are trying to learn how to play Organ, then this is a great learning tool. It is often used by teachers ...
Magazines for Piano Pianists
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
There is a magazine for pretty much everyone, and piano players are not to be left out. There are magazines available such as "keyboard," "Piano Explorer" or "Jazz Times." You sh...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
There is a magazine for pretty much everyone, and piano players are not to be left out. There are magazines available such as "keyboard," "Piano Explorer" or "Jazz Times." You sh...
Watching Piano Movies
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
I like to watch movies about piano players a lot. Today I watched the movie "Shoot The Piano Player." Though it has little to do with actually learning to play piano, or even pi...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
I like to watch movies about piano players a lot. Today I watched the movie "Shoot The Piano Player." Though it has little to do with actually learning to play piano, or even pi...
Piano Chord Charts
Monday, April 24, 2006
For a guitar player learning to play guitar, it is very important that you learn the chords on piano. This is because it will make you feel comfortable with your progress once you...
Monday, April 24, 2006
For a guitar player learning to play guitar, it is very important that you learn the chords on piano. This is because it will make you feel comfortable with your progress once you...
Learn Piano Fast
Saturday, April 22, 2006
If you want to learn how to play the piano fast, then you have came to the right place. Many people wish to learn how to play piano by ear, and many people often say they will tea...
Saturday, April 22, 2006
If you want to learn how to play the piano fast, then you have came to the right place. Many people wish to learn how to play piano by ear, and many people often say they will tea...
Motivation to Play Piano
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
I was practicing Piano the other day when I started to think about what motivates me to practice, and how I could use that to convince myself to practice more. While I was thinkin...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
I was practicing Piano the other day when I started to think about what motivates me to practice, and how I could use that to convince myself to practice more. While I was thinkin...
Piano Theory Books
Sunday, March 26, 2006
A few people have asked me about the bookstore at piano skills. They were looking for books on improvisation, chord theory, composition, and beginning piano. Not to disappoint an...
Sunday, March 26, 2006
A few people have asked me about the bookstore at piano skills. They were looking for books on improvisation, chord theory, composition, and beginning piano. Not to disappoint an...
Tuning Your Piano
Friday, March 17, 2006
Piano tuning has been described as an art from in which the user makes changes in the tension of the string in order to keep the piano in tune. To understand how to tune your piano...
Friday, March 17, 2006
Piano tuning has been described as an art from in which the user makes changes in the tension of the string in order to keep the piano in tune. To understand how to tune your piano...
Piano Design Innovations
Friday, March 10, 2006
The design of pianos has changed substantially over the years. The types of pianos that Mozart or other masters played on are much different than the pianos professional players us...
Friday, March 10, 2006
The design of pianos has changed substantially over the years. The types of pianos that Mozart or other masters played on are much different than the pianos professional players us...
Piano Acoustics Information
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Piano acoustics is the study of how acoustics can be used enhance certain aspects of the piano. When learning to play the piano, it is important to understand its basic properties....
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Piano acoustics is the study of how acoustics can be used enhance certain aspects of the piano. When learning to play the piano, it is important to understand its basic properties....
Fretboard Vs Piano
Sunday, February 26, 2006
There are a lot of similarities between playing the guitar and playing piano. While the fretboard is setup in a 2 dimensional setup where there are numerous positions to play the ...
Sunday, February 26, 2006
There are a lot of similarities between playing the guitar and playing piano. While the fretboard is setup in a 2 dimensional setup where there are numerous positions to play the ...
Learning How To Play The Piano
Thursday, February 23, 2006
When learning to play the piano, you want to focus on learning and give the instrument your full attention. If you want to learn how to play the piano, any other instruments you ar...
Thursday, February 23, 2006
When learning to play the piano, you want to focus on learning and give the instrument your full attention. If you want to learn how to play the piano, any other instruments you ar...
Caring For Your Piano
Saturday, February 18, 2006
High quality pianos cost substantial amounts of money to obtain. You want to make sure that you understand how to properly care for your piano so that it continues to produce the b...
Saturday, February 18, 2006
High quality pianos cost substantial amounts of money to obtain. You want to make sure that you understand how to properly care for your piano so that it continues to produce the b...
Learning Piano Incrementally
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
When you are trying to pick up a musical instrument such as piano it is important to realize that it will not happen over night. The focus when you are learning piano should be th...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
When you are trying to pick up a musical instrument such as piano it is important to realize that it will not happen over night. The focus when you are learning piano should be th...
Music Note Theory
Friday, January 06, 2006
When you learn how to play piano, you may wonder what actually composes each note and what makes one note different from another. To try to ease any confusion about notes and how ...
Friday, January 06, 2006
When you learn how to play piano, you may wonder what actually composes each note and what makes one note different from another. To try to ease any confusion about notes and how ...
Finding the Middle C Note
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The first step to learning piano is to find middle C. This is the most important note for beginning piano players to learn. If you know how to find middle C you will be able to f...
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The first step to learning piano is to find middle C. This is the most important note for beginning piano players to learn. If you know how to find middle C you will be able to f...
Learn Piano by Ear
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Do you want to learn how to play piano? Or maybe you want to learn how to play piano by ear? If you already know about the advantages of playing piano by ear then this article mi...
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Do you want to learn how to play piano? Or maybe you want to learn how to play piano by ear? If you already know about the advantages of playing piano by ear then this article mi...
Learn Bass Notes Flashcards
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
If you liked the treble piano flashcards, you are probably going to like the bass flashcards also. These flashcards will be very helpful if you want to learn piano. A few useful ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
If you liked the treble piano flashcards, you are probably going to like the bass flashcards also. These flashcards will be very helpful if you want to learn piano. A few useful ...
Learn Piano Notes Flashcards
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Have you always wanted to learn how to play piano? Well now you can learn how to play piano music. The first step to learning how to play music on a piano is to know all the note...
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Have you always wanted to learn how to play piano? Well now you can learn how to play piano music. The first step to learning how to play music on a piano is to know all the note...
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