Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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“Learning piano has no age limit. In fact, activities like learning piano can stimulate the brain, increasing the ability to recall information. There are physical benefits to learning piano as well. By practicing fine motor skills in your fingers, piano students are keeping the muscles in their hands flexible.
Your teacher will go over the very basic techniques about how to play the piano including correct posture, hand position, finger curving, and wrist...
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Read More »People of many different ages find themselves asking the question: am I too old to learn piano? No matter your age, playing the piano is a wonderful skill to have for a variety of reasons. Studies have shown that playing music reduces stress and improves the memory. Playing an instrument in a group also leads to lifelong friendships, while refining communication and social skills. If you’re wondering whether or not your age will stand in between you and all the benefits of playing the piano, keep reading. We asked five piano experts for their thoughts on adult students, from different age groups, learning to play the instrument.
Both the beginning and the ending sound deceptively simple. The middle section gets progressively more and more difficult and it can be awkward to...
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Chopin was an expert in the art of writing and playing 'cantabile' (in a singing style), and you won't find more charming melodies than those of...
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Boston and Essex pianos are as close as you can get to a Steinway in a lower price range: This is a beautiful myth created by Steinway to sell more...
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According to this technique, “you've got to actively recall the memory 30 times,” Cooke says. So when you meet someone new, you might want to...
Read More »“There are certain advantages the 70+ student brings to the table. They are self-motivated which means no one has to push them to practice and they know what they want to learn, which gives the teacher a clear focus.” “Elder students do have a higher percentage of physical challenges than their younger counterparts, particularly with eyesight and arthritis. I recommend having good direct lighting, and a magnifying glass in reach. Large print music is also a real plus. Work in five-minute increments with a moment in between to massage the fingers and do a quick posture and relaxation check before going on.” When it comes to learning the piano, age is just a number! Now that you no longer have to wonder “Am I too old to learn piano?”, here are a few steps you can take to get started.
Pianists typically start memorising a piece by learning the musical periods and then breaking down the major parts to the number of bars that they...
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Our ability to remember new information peaks in our 20s, and then starts to decline noticeably from our 50s or 60s. Because the hippocampus is one...
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Can an old piano be tuned? The answer is yes. In most cases, every piano can be tuned. The real question is how much the piano is worth. Oct 21, 2018
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Pianoforall is one of the most popular online piano courses online and has helped over 450,000 students around the world achieve their dream of playing beautiful piano for over a decade.
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D minor Is it really the “saddest key”? Of course, D minor doesn't hold the musical monopoly on sadness (nor D# minor, its close sibling). People...
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