It always amazes me how some people can just hear music and play it on the piano. I studied piano formally for ten years, and most of my training emphasized sight reading music. When I went to music school, ear training was kind of hard for me, because I’d never really paid much attention to [...]
I’ve seen a lot of search requests on how to learn piano keys, so I decided to make a quick video that briefly summarizes the notes on the piano and their basic functions.
Here is the video embedded via YouTube, with the transcript of the contents below:
Looking at a standard keyboard, you’ll notice that there are [...]
There really isn’t any definitive way to just pick out which method is the easiest or fastest to learn to play the piano. The truth is that we all have different goals, learning styles, musical intuition, and practicing habits that influence progress. It’s usually an endless cycle of climb and plateau.
The first thing to consider [...]
Piano lessons can be expensive, with costs upwards of $30 per hour ( a half hour doesn’t necessarily mean half the hourly rate). I believe there is absolute value in taking formal private lessons (I took them for 10 years, plus class piano in college), but when you’re just starting out, there are more economical [...]
I often have people ask me about playing a piano “by ear”. What they are referring to of course is learning and being able to play songs just by listening to them.
When I was quite young and still learning to play the piano I remember watching someone listen to a song on the radio and [...]
There are many different questions when it comes to buying a keyboard. How much should I pay, how many keys it needs and so on. A lot of it really depends on the buyer and your own personal preference. The best way to tell if the keyboard is right for you is if it “feels” [...]
A couple months ago I was packing up my stuff to move, and I noticed my digital piano which had been sitting in a corner for some time. I was contemplating if it was going to fit in my car (fortunately the back seat was able to accommodate), but what really got to me was [...]
