Piano Lessons for Adult Piano Students
Who Decides What Is or Is NOT Music – and Why You Should Care
I teach piano to adults. They love many different kinds of piano playing from show tunes and ballads to the classics. One thing many of them say when the subject comes up is “Rap is not music.” Most are then surprised when I explain why they should change their opinion – for their own good. (more…)
Some piano students make emotional trouble for themselves
Instead of focusing on the sheer enjoyment of making music which they love, they wonder if they are “doing it properly.” Similar concerns are too common as well. Such folks have been indoctrinated, often at a young age, that there is a right way and wrong way to make music. I’d say something different – that there is a way that makes the listener happy and a way that does not. By “listener” I include the pianist him/herself. (more…)
Piano Students Get More Done IF They Focus on the Correct Aspects of Practicing
What should piano practice focus on more – the music or the motions – and why should you care? As always, I am attempting to instruct readers on how to get the most piano music for the least time and frustration! Thus, this is an essay on EFFICIENCY in piano practice. (more…)
