Piano Playing Tips
I Can’t Help It…My Fingers Stutter!
Do you ever feel like your fingers stutter. Sure, you know what you want them to do at the piano but they just won’t budge at the right time. I call it stuttering fingers.
Is the problem in the fingers, somewhere in the brain or a little of both. I’d like to think it’s a little […]
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Three Piano Practice Tips To Get You Playing Fast
There really are not any shortcuts when it comes to learning how to play the piano. That does’nt keep us from wanting to learn as quickly as possible though.
After a number of years I have found a few things that can actually speed up the process. They may seem simple but they actually work. Here […]
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What? Take a Day Off. That Can’t Be Right!
Yeah, you heard me correctly. Take a day off from practicing the piano. Take a whole day off from even touching the piano.
I understand the need for structure. I understand the need to persevere. I understand the desire to succeed. I also understand that taking a day off can help you reach all these […]
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Hand Independance Takes Time
Many people have trouble getting both hands going at the same time when they first start playing the piano. This is normal. It’s something new.
I do not know how else to tell you this but hand independence takes time. It can actually take lots of time. So what do we do for the time being?
The […]
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Watching Piano Lesson Videos Is Not Enough
It’s easy to buy a piano lesson video and anticipate the moment you get to view it for the first time. It’s easy to unwrap it and pop it into the DVD player. It’s even easier to sit and watch it with glee!
Here is the problem. The above actions will not get you playing the […]
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Practice the Piano Two-Three Times a Day
You heard me right. Yes…I said practice the piano two or three times a day. If you don’t think you have time then read on.
When we sit down to practice the piano we do not have to sit for 30 minutes or an hour. Its as simple as spending 15 minutes two or three times […]
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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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