Playing Games to Learn the Notes on a Piano For my very beginning piano students, one of the first things we need to learn is where the notes from the musical alphabet are on the piano. Here are two of the piano note games I play to help my young students memorize where the notes
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Teaching Piano Finger Numbers – Piano Lessons
Teaching finger numbers to piano students are an important part of piano lessons. Not only do they give young and beginner students security in what finger to play a note with, they also give advanced students and even concert performers an insight into how to play phrases. Right And Left Hand Piano Finger Numbers For
Learning C Position On The Piano
Learning C position on the piano is an early part of lessons for most students. It’s simple really, it’s a place where we put our hands and in doing so we have a stable place to keep learning from. In the article below, we’ll examine a few simple elements in C position. Where Your Hands
Steps And Skips In Piano Music – Basic Music Intervals
A great basic step in learning to read piano music understands intervals. Intervals for those who don’t know are the name given for the distance between two notes. This article is a basic approach on how I like to teach steps and skips in piano music to my elementary aged students. Each student is different
Adult Music Lessons – Learning From Myself
Recently, I wrote a blog about giving lessons to adult students. However, I also happen to be an adult that is currently taking lessons. Being a student myself has actually taught me a lot about teaching and has given me a great new perspective on music lessons. Adult Music Lessons I have taken lessons before
How To Play A Drum Roll
I mean, who doesn’t want to be able to learn how to play a drum roll? Everyone requests them, and they make every drum beat, fill, and solo sound way cooler! The problem is, they are perhaps one of the most difficult techniques to learn and master. This is a very basic outline for how
3 Ways To Beat Songwriters Block
To all my songwriter’s this is for you, and because of that, it’s a little abstract. We have all been at a point where we are either needing or really wanting to get a song out of our heads and onto the page. These are some of the ways that help me get past my
After Basic Music Lessons – Whats Next?
This blog post is for those who have taken basic music lessons. For years you’ve studied and you’re now about to easily play all your scales, you have memorized and can play at least three advanced songs and can read music with relative ease and you think you’re ready to stop lessons. Okay, so I’d
Teaching Adult Music Lessons
Because adults pick up on new ideas so quickly, it is our tendency as teachers to want to progress with them as fast as possible. Sometimes we forget that they are still students and just learning!
How To Play Guitar – An Easy Practice Tip
Holding your guitar may seam simple enough but it’s also a really good practice technique and tip. Read this article to find out what this guitar practicing tip can do for you.