“How early do you recommend starting piano lessons? 3 years old? Kindergarten?” Music teachers hear this question over and over. It’s normally asked by parents who have just journeyed through the transformation of baby stages to toddlers and on to the brink of school days. A grandparent buys a toy piano as a Christmas gift, …
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For pianists, working as a collaborative pianist can be a well-paying and flexible job option. Accompanying gives you the opportunity to experience various performance settings without being front and center. Apart from the experience, collaborating can become a successful career or side-hustle. Before deciding to jump into accompanying, here are a few things to consider. …
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Every pianist wants to play fast, but it takes a tremendous amount of discipline to reach that point. Or, more accurately, it takes a tremendous amount of discipline to play the piano fast and well. You must play evenly, with dynamics, with correct hand position, and more, so here are few practice techniques to keep …
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When you get your child into music, you likely do it for one of several reasons. You might have been a musician or participated in music programs in school. Your child might want to follow in your footsteps and play your instrument, or you might regret not learning an instrument—therefore, you want your kid to …
Learning to play the piano should be fun, but practicing gets boring if you do not have variety in your repertoire. Because of this, you should look for a way to move past method books or supplement your practice. Teachers often mix in “real” classical pieces to keep their students interested. Parents might wonder if …
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Arpeggios – they can be the bane of a musician’s existence. Yes, ask us to play scales, and we will play them with verve and confidence because we’ve been playing them our whole lives. Ask us to play arpeggios, and you will likely get a different response. But how do you practice arpeggios in a …