Why Is It Easy To Learn Holiday Music But Hard To Learn Other Pieces As I was talking to a mom at a recent piano recital, she asked how it was so easy for her son, and notice how fast he learned to play “Winter Wonder Land” or another parent who’s child just started lessons
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Keep Your Eyes on the Music! – Teaching Tips for Piano Teachers
This article details a way teachers can help beginning level piano students keep their eyes on the music and avoid looking at their hands to improve music reading continuity. For beginning piano students, keeping your eyes on the music is a difficult challenge, but necessary to build note reading ability and continuity. For teachers,
Note Reading With Familiar And Unfamiliar Songs
Using Two Types of Songs to Learn Note Reading When teaching piano, it is important for our students to become familiar with the notes on the staff. I think most musicians would agree that reading music is a basic skill for any instrument. Here are two things that help with note reading. Playing Familiar
Four Easy Steps To Reading Chord Charts – Younger Piano Students
It’s not all the time that younger piano students express the want or desire to read chord charts. When the do, the basics are all you’ll need to get them started. Don’t over think the simplest way to read chord charts.
7 Reasons To Take Private Music Lessons Starting At 4 years Old
It’s never too late to start learning an instrument. I truly believe that statement and I admire adults who call me when they want to finally follow through with their life long dreams of playing piano, guitar, violin, or whatever else. Any age is a good age for music but I think children, especially young
How To Sit At The Piano – Height, Distance, Posture – Play Piano
Have you ever been to a piano recital and noticed the pianist moving the bench and wonder “what are they doing”? They are adjusting the bench to give themselves the most comfortable position at the piano. Every pianist is different in size and height. Adjusting the bench to their body types allows the pianist to