Archive for March, 2008
Sitting Right & Staying Relaxed is the Key
One of the most important aspects of playing the piano is to actually practice playing the piano. There is a right way and a wrong way to do it though. I am going to give a few tips to get you going in the right direction.
It is important to be sitting at the piano correctly. […]
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Simple Tips to Improve Your Note Reading
No matter how you go about learning to play the piano you will need to read notation sooner or later. Here are some simple tips to get you better at reading musical notation.
Notes are placed in a space or a line. Each line or space on the staff is given a note name. To progress […]
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Yoke Wongs The Essentials of Great Hymn Arrangements Review
Do you play hymns? Are you stuck playing them out of a hymnal or some other type of sheet music? Are you just plain tired of all that madness? Well, The Essentials of Great Hymn Arrangements, by Yoke Wong, will free you from church sheet music if that’s what you are looking for.
The Essentials of […]
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Jazz Piano Lessons by Willie Myette
WOW!!! I have been super busy. Busy…busy…busy! I have been looking at all the free jazz piano lessons offered at jazzpianolessons.com. Once inside it’s huge. It’s like a personal online piano lesson vault.
I’m not asking you to take my word for it though. Click the banner below and get a free 30 day basic membership.
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
I read an interesting article in the March issue of Scientific American Mind Magazine. It was about music and the effects it has on the brain.
The blog title, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, is actually that of a book written by Oliver Sacks who is a neurologist that loves music. Oliver states that “music […]
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Piano Duo With Juggling and a Unicycle???
If you thought practicing piano or playing a song is tough then you haven’t seen anything yet.
In this clip we see multiple songs played by two people along with juggling and riding a unicycle. Check it out!
Direct link for Video at Google-Video
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Musicademy Intermediate Worship Keyboards Course Review
If you have some knowledge of the piano or keyboard but don’t know where to go then you may want to take a look at this. The Intermediate Worship Keyboards Course, by Musicademy, is an excellent box set to sharpen and hone your skills.
The Musicademy Intermediate Worship Keyboards Course is all about change. Its goal […]
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Curious Cat Plays the Piano
Oh those funny felines. If curosity kills the cat then it must be curosity that gets them to play the piano as well. This looked like another good video to add to the growing collection af piano playing pets. Enjoy!
Direct link for Video at Google-Video
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Absolute Pitch, Perfect Pitch and Relative Pitch. What is it?
Wikipedia states that Absolute pitch, or perfect pitch, is “the ability to identify the frequency or musical name of a specific tone, or, conversely, the ability to produce some designated frequency, frequency level, or musical pitch without comparing the tone with any objective reference tone, i.e., without using relative pitch.” Here we see that absolute […]
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Learn and Master Piano Review
The piano is huge at 88 keys. No wonder it sends people running with the belief that it is just too hard to play. Not only that, many people have nightmares about the piano lessons they took as a child. Have no fear… Learn and Master Piano, by Legacy Learning Systems, is here.
It’s not often […]
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Musicademy Beginners Worship Keyboards Course Review
It’s not always clear when it comes to playing the keyboard for worship. Do you play a melody, improvise, provide rhythm, or a little of everything? The Beginners Worship Keyboards Course, by Musicademy, delivers a fresh new approach to learning keyboards which shows you exactly what to do and when.
The Beginners Worship Keyboards Course is […]
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Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician Review
Improvisation is that mysterious word that makes people envision masters at the piano…people with a unique talent they were born with…the abpiano lesson reviewility to improvise. Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician, by Arnie Berle, is a unique approach to mastering the art of improvisation. It is a complete step-by-step course that will point you in […]
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The Complete Idiots Guide to Solos and Improvisation Review
Who doesn’t like a great solo or someone that can improvise well? I know I do so I decided to pick up a book called The Complete Idiots Guide to Solos and Improvisation by Michael Miller. In this book you’ll find the essential techniques that will allow you to solo and improvise.
The Complete Idiots Guide […]
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How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons
Is it possible to play piano in ten lessons? In today’s fast paced world it would be a definite plus. How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons, by Norman Monath, is here to save the day. Its objective is simple…to teach you the fastest and easiest way to learn to play piano from […]
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The Talking Piano Chord Chart
I just recieved news that a new piano lesson product was released today. It is called The Talking Piano Chord Chart and it was released by Duane Shinn. What it does is show you 96 chords on the piano with both sight and sound.
It sounds like an interesting concept and could very well be worth it […]
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3Mar2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Piano Coach Pro Piano Lessons
I ran into Piano Coach Pro and realized it was new to me so I want to share it with everyone. It looks interesting and is currently priced at $29.95. This is going on my list of products that need to be reviewed because it looks promising for the price.
To learn more visit Piano Coach […]
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