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What's the #1 Thing That Keeps Pianists From Improvising?
There's one issue with improvising that keeps many musician's best music inside them. What is it?
Music and Mind
From ukulele to tuba, a strum or a stream of air can start the wheels of cognition turning.
Principles of Motivation
Acclaimed piano pedagogue Carole L. Bigler explains how to motivate children to practice the piano. (52:02, 42mb)
Hanonology
Ah, there's nothing like good old Hanon exercises for facility with the fingers. Some people love these timeless workouts. Do you?
Mastering Fractures, Part 2
Every piece has its fractures. By identifying them and mastering them thoroughly, we're able to enjoy playing our favourite music.
Mastering Fractures, Part 1
With delight, I discovered the 2011 re-issue of Charles Cooke's classic book, Playing the Piano For Pleasure. This is one of my favourites.
How Many Repetitions Is Best?
My first music teacher gave me a simple, effective way to know how many repetitions is enough ...
Music Theory in Practice
The phrase 'music theory in practice' is searched for in Google five thousand times a month. What does it mean?
Easy Piano Music For Beginners
For easy piano songs to play and enjoy, an excellent series is PreTime Piano by Nancy and Randall Faber ...
The Zen Way To Excellence and Enjoyment
You don't have to be a Zen aficionado or a guitar player to enjoy Philip Toshio Sudo's book Zen Guitar. It's "for anyone who is willing to be in a creative mind"
The Amazing Piano Lessons On Your Mac
Mac-owners, are you looking for lessons to help you play piano? Apple's GarageBand™ is pre-installed on all Macs with world-class video tutorials ...
A Question About Guitar Scales
A reader asks, "So if i know the intervals of a certain scale and know the notes it has in it but don't know exactly where they are on the fret board... are there like some basic rules?"
The Backwards Game
Smoothing out a rough spot in your music requires practice. Well, of course it does. But what kind of practice? Some methods bring mastery sooner than others ...
Magic Rhythms
Want to make sure that a rapid passage is fluid? Play it in rhythms ...
The Orange Analogy
Music performance is like an orange ...
What's the #1 Thing That Keeps Pianists From Improvising?
There's one issue with improvising that keeps many musician's best music inside them. What is it?
Music and Mind
Help with sound thinking ...
Principles of Motivation
When children love practicing...
Mastering Fractures, Part 2
How to master the hard bits quickly.
Mastering Fractures, Part 1
A classic practice guide re-issued.
How Many Repetitions Is Best?
The best number of times to practice hard passages.
Music Theory in Practice
What does this commonly-searched expression mean?
Easy Piano Music For Beginners
Excellent five-finger piano books.
The Zen Way To Excellence and Enjoyment
A masterful work on creativity and practice.
The Amazing Piano Lessons On Your Mac
Macs come with great piano-learning videos onboard.
A Question About Guitar Scales
Finding notes on the fretboard.
The Backwards Game
A best-of method for smoothing rough passages.
Magic Rhythms
How to make rapid passages fluid.
The Orange Analogy
Music performance is like an orange.
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Piano lessons are fully customized for each student. They're fun and enjoyable with results that you'll look forward to each week. Lessons are available in Kingston, Ontario, and by Skype everywhere. Interested? Try a free lesson.
Piano lessons are fully customized for each student. They're fun and enjoyable with results that you'll look forward to each week. Lessons are available in Kingston, Ontario, and by Zoom everywhere. Interested? Try a free lesson.
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