March 18, 2021 No matter how much time you spend practicing, you want to make sure that every minute of it counts toward furthering your ability to play the songs you’re learning, and your overall skill on the piano.
It’s better to put in half an hour of very productive practice than an hour of unstructured meandering. Here are some tips to get as much out of your practice time as possible.
November 11, 2020 When you were 6, 7, or 8 or a little older, your parent(s) wanted you to learn piano. You tried for one year or maybe two or three and found it so boring or so difficult or such a low priority on a kid’s scale of importance. You wanted to play outside – not sit on a piano bench playing stupid songs.
Well, now you are 20, 30, 40, or maybe 70 or somewhere in-between, and guess what? You want to play the piano again. You berate yourself, “Why didn’t my parents force me to keep taking lessons?” Then, you announce to yourself and/or to your family, “I am going to learn piano if that is the last thing I do!” What should you do next?
Advice, Music Education tagged Piano, Play piano, learning piano October 22, 2020 May 28, 2020 December 25, 2019 If you have a pianist in the family, you’re likely trying to find a great Christmas gift that will help them with their hobby. With so many options out there to choose from, it can be hard to determine which ones are going to be the best. Here are four of the most lavish Christmas gifts that you can get your favorite pianist.
July 29, 2019 Before you can even begin to consider rests and rhythm and the squiggly lines at the beginning of the music that give you migraines, you must first find an instrument to play on.
Naturally, you’ll have a lot of questions about acquiring a piano- should you actually buy one? Is it better to get a piano or a keyboard? Is it worth getting one second hand?
To help you, Jellynote has prepared a comprehensive guide to finding your dream instrument.
Music Gear tagged DIY, Equipment, Piano, buying, instrument, purchase July 15, 2018 Sight reading plays a huge role in instrument learning, not just piano.
And yes, most beginners hesitate and neglect in sight reading because it requires left brain functions: memorizing stuff and thinking logically.
That’s why I created a visual guide on how to read piano notes and keys. With friendly illustrations, it would help students acquire the information much faster, easier.
Below is the summary infographic for the guide. You can click here to learn more about the original guide with two different approaches to learn the pitch names: Left-brained and right-brained.
Education tagged Piano, education, music education, teaching July 10, 2018 The electric or digital piano has come so far in the last 10-15 years with the increase of technology. I still have an older Yamaha digital piano that I purchased 15 years ago and it is crazy to compare them to what is coming out now. These keyboards are used all over music from studio musicians all the way to live performers. The good thing about these instruments is that they come in at all different price ranges. You can find a keyboard that is fairly cheap that still will get the job done for you depending on what you’re trying to do.
Music Gear tagged Piano, gear, instruments, music gear, playing piano December 4, 2017 Not unlike everything else around us, the world of piano has been shifting away from analog to digital. The ease and convenience of digital pianos has shifted the market from the expensive, heavy, loud acoustic piano, to the lightweight, inexpensive, volume controlled digital piano.
December 1, 2017 We all believe that music is an essential factor in our lives. It adds immense pleasure and de-stresses the mind from the daily chaos. Music helps to connect us through a lifetime of experiences. Being a universal language, it unites the people all over the world. Also, science has proven that learning music from an early age, will enhance the kids’ ability to learn other things and grow steadily.
Music Education tagged Music Insurance, Piano November 6, 2017 This page is made to spare you a considerable measure of time investigating and searching for the correct approach to begin adapting piano.
Advice, Education tagged Music Lessons, Piano, playing piano October 20, 2015 When it comes to learning a musical instrument, the piano is one of the very best. It’s incredibly diverse and enables you to play a wide variety of music. Learning the piano may seem daunting at first since there are so many keys on a full size piano, however if you go about learning it in the right way, you can make progress much faster than you think.
Musical Instruments tagged Piano, learning, playing piano