“As far as I know, it hasn’t been a hard instrument at all. Everyone always says, ‘The guitar is the hardest instrument to play,’ but to me it’s the first and easiest thing to play. It’s just a matter of getting to be comfortable with it. At the beginning, the piano was the hardest; all […]
Most people think it’s not that important. But it is. Music is the heart of who you are. I used to play my dad’s saxophone (for ten years) and I did not have much luck. I would not have heard a song on a standard piano and not been able to write it down. So […]
Absolutely not. I’m going to need a bit of time before I can fully grasp this thing, but I plan on getting a few lessons and practicing every day, and eventually I’ll be an absolute breeze. I still remember the first time I practiced with them. I’d come home and I could do nothing but […]
Flowkey is currently free but you do need to have at least one key to be eligible. You can buy the Flowkey Pro ($10) for 30 days and a trial license is for $50 a year. What type of games are Flowkey designed for? Flowkey was designed specifically for game designers to use their game […]
The answer is: “Yes.” “We are able to teach our students that at 51 years old they’ll be one of the most talented players that you can find,” says Mike McLean, a music professor at University of Texas in Austin. “The age barrier for teachers is actually lower than it is for students, and I […]
Many teachers recommend learning online so that your child is immersed and can understand the lessons and the structure of the course from the get go. And while that may be ideal for you, it is often not an option for many struggling to afford a great education online! Online learning is free and can […]
And how much would you really pay? This is a question for the musician and aspiring music student who is curious about how much more expensive music can become when you learn to play the instrument. According to a new paper in Trends in Music Education, it’s possible to learn even more money (or less) […]
Here is a simple answer: If the piano is your #1 priority, you might only need 61 keys. And we already told you 61 is the absolute minimum for a beginner, so you don’t need to count the additional 20 key “guessed” notes that come from the fact that you’re playing a new piece. But […]
The piano is a slow form of music, requiring a period of practice to get good at it. You will need to listen to, say, a piece of music from the early 20th century on the piano and practice it three to four hours. If you do this a few times you’ll learn to use […]
Yes — with a long list of improvements. Free? Yes — if you pay a subscription to have unlimited access to the entire Internet. Yes — if you pay a subscription to have unlimited access to the whole Internet. No (yet, sadly) — so far it seems as though most people only download it from […]