Piano Lesson: Do You Know What You Learn When You Play Piano?
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Posted July 25th, 2009 at 2:00 am
I guess you are learning to play piano in order to become a better pianist. Do you know that there are many secret learning processes in action as you practice on your piano. Let's find out the truth!I presume that you practice on the piano with the hope of becoming a better instrumentalist, pianist and musician and and in order to experience the joy and satisfaction that follows.The learning processes in action as you try to learn to play the piano can lead you forward towards you goals. Howeve...
Learn Piano Picking Out The Melody To Your Favorite Songs
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Posted July 21st, 2009 at 2:00 am
When my students are learning to pick out the melody I tell them to first begin with a song they know.(First it is important that you know the letter names of the white notes on the piano and the C scale - for more info see www.thepianobyear.com)When you are picking out the melody to a song, choose something easy like Happy Birthday to You or Row, Row, Row, your Boat. This gives you some great practice without being too difficult. Here's the thought process for picking out the melody to Row, Row...
Piano Lesson: Learn To Play Mary Had A Little Lamb Without Reading Sheet Music
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Posted July 4th, 2009 at 10:00 am
In this piano lesson you will learn to play Mary Had A Little Lamb without the use of sheet music. We will be a little bit professional and use both hands!As you probably know Mary Had A Little Lamb is a popular nursery rhyme. Here is the first verse:Mary had a little lamb little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snowIn When testing his invention of the phonograph in 1877 Thomas Edison used this poem and it became the first audio recording to be successfully made a...
Play Piano Preparing To Practice
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Posted June 28th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
When the practicing blahs strike, you just need an attitude adjustment. You don't have to sweat blood to practice well. You don't even have to think of it as work, or duty, or even something that you ought to do.Stop a minute and think about it. You like music, and you want to play some special piece that really means something to you. You want it to sound through you - right through your fingertips.Okay? Well, you practice it to fulfill that desire, not to frustrate it.Pause here and ask yourse...
A Guide To Piano For Beginners
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Posted June 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Classes that involve piano for beginners would include an introduction to reading and understanding the keys, chords and how to read musical notes. The piano is unlike any other instrument and sounds wonderful as stand alone music or as part of a group. The intense sound of a piano is one that captivates audiences with power or soothes them with serenity.Budding musicians always find it exciting to explore the world of piano for beginners. Whether this is their first venture playing the piano or...
12 Reasons You Should Learn To Play The Piano
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Posted November 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 am
All right, folks, here you go: My 12 reasons why you should start learning how to play the piano. Immediately. As in today. This very minute.Okay, fine, finish this article first, THEN get started. And yes, I know that there are more than just 12 reasons to play the piano. But I happen to like the number 12. :)1) Everyone should play at least one instrument. I truly believe that. Every person on Earth should be able to sit at SOME instrument and be capable of making beautiful music.2) Playing th...
