Let's talk about an instrument for the beginning pianist. There are situations when a student does not have the opportunity to use an acoustic piano. In this case, modern digital pianos come to the rescue. However, there are too many models, they vary in quality and offer different opportunities...
As a piano teacher, I have some tips for parents of piano students to help support their child's learning and progress:
Encourage consistent practice. Make sure your child practices regularly and sets aside a certain amount of time each day to practice. It's important to be consistent in their lessons,...
One of the most challenging parts of learning the piano is getting comfortable with proper hand position and fingering technique. Correct fingering produces a better sound and reduces the risk of injury.Incorrect fingering can cause tension in your hands and fingers that can lead to stretching or injury. Proper...
Nowadays there is a lot of discussion about whether you have to study the piano with a teacher one-on-one or if online tutorials and lessons on Youtube are enough. I If you examine the teachers of famous pianists, you will see that they all received top-notch instruction from teachers...
There is no doubt that piano scales are essential for mastering fingering and keyboard positioning, but I prefer to work on pieces of music with technical complexity that contain passages akin to scales, thereby strengthening technique.
I'm not proposing the complete exclusion of scales. I'm suggesting that some piano teachers...
An advanced musician can memorize a simple piece in a day or two, while a more complex piece may take a couple of weeks.
It's important to note that rapid memorization does not necessarily result in long-term retention. Even a simple piece of music learned and played today might not...
To really enjoy learning music, it is better to concentrate on learning accessible piano pieces. There is no need to rush in learning to play the piano. The goals should be achievable.There is nothing shameful about playing simple piano pieces. If only virtuoso pieces were performed, we would never...
An advanced musician can memorize a simple piece in a day or two. A more complex piece will take a couple of weeks. Sometimes it takes professional pianists months to perfectly learn and memorize a piano piece for a performance or audition.It is important to keep in mind that...
Everyone who is just starting to learn to play the piano thinks of Chopin. But even for advanced musicians, Chopin is not a composer whose works are easy to play. Just because a piece is slow doesn't mean it's easy.So which of the great composer's works can we recommend...
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