Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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There are many amazing videos online of dogs playing the piano, sometimes even full songs, but often these are well-trained dogs. Like other tricks, they've learned this behavior through trial and error, with lots of treats and belly rubs. Dogs don't enjoy music the way humans do, but they do enjoy some genres.
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Read More »Your dog’s aspirations to be a famous musician might be stronger than yours, but his motivation for it is not the same. You appreciate the melodies, structure, themes, rhythm, and emotions that music evokes. Your dog, on the other hand, does not appreciate music the way you do. He more or less makes noise that sounds beautiful to him. When your dog howls along while you strike each piano key, he is responding to his innate sense to communicate. Dogs howl as a form of communication, whether it is loneliness or chatting with the pack. As far as matching the pitch, the dog most likely intentionally avoids this. Recordings of wolves showed that each wolf in a choir chimes in at a different pitch so he can distinguish himself. Even if your dog is off pitch, he might think the notes played on the piano are part of a choir he can join in and he does not want to blend in. That’s why each dog’s howls are so different. When dogs are in a choir, the sound to humans is almost depressing and humans get a sense of loneliness or melancholy, but your dog probably likes it. If your dog is striking the keys with you, he is probably mimicking your behavior. There are many amazing videos online of dogs playing the piano, sometimes even full songs, but often these are well-trained dogs. Like other tricks, they’ve learned this behavior through trial and error, with lots of treats and belly rubs. Dogs don’t enjoy music the way humans do, but they do enjoy some genres. There have been studies that prove dogs are calmer when listening to classical music and more agitated when listening to heavy metal. Pop music had little effect on the dogs studied. Similar things can be said about humans and music, as those genres have produced similar results in humans.
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Read More »Depending on the student, even very young children under the age of five can begin to explore the piano. After all, Mozart famously started to play piano at 3-years-old! The best age to learn piano is between the ages of 6 and 9-years-old, but some students can learn earlier.
Many children are drawn to the piano from a young age. It’s easy to play, fun to explore, and depending on whether you have a piano vs a keyboard, it can make a lot of different sounds! All fun aside, many parents often wonder what age their child should start piano lessons, especially if they want their kid to get good. At School of Rock, our instructors teach thousands of students how to play the piano every day, and know a thing or two about determining when a student is ready. And while it’s true students of almost any age can learn to play piano, the best age to learn depends on factors unique to each student.
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