Just follow these steps to learn how to play piano. Step 1: Understand basic keystroke order A great way to learn proper key strokes is with a book. Here’s a beginner’s guide by Scott Jenson to learn key stroke order: I can read your key stroke order diagram and you can read my keyboard layout […]
When I get into the habit of practicing the “easy” or simple notes that will be important later in the game, I always listen to an instrumental by a good guitarist (or two). The reason being is because the more complex notes are played, the more the guitar will be in tune when the player […]
I think the hardest thing about playing piano is the fact that you have to be able to improvise to the beat of the music. As a pianist, I must learn to improvise to the most fundamental chords – major, minor, seventh, and ninth and, as a musician, I have to learn to play my […]
The Piano The piano is a musical instrument with over 400 notes that is used in composing and playing music. The following are some things that you can do to improve your piano skills. 1. Practice. The more you learn, the better you will be. So practise some of the following: 2. Practice! Practice is […]
If you don’t know it, it will sound horrible and it probably will not sound good at all. But then all musicians know it – it’s where all the notes go. So this is like a way to describe a type of music that is a little bit more complex, but it will still maintain […]
All pianos are different, but there are some common issues that many pianists have. Most “high-end” pianos have more bells & whistles like a new Cadillac, than they do the more humble instruments. Some have very expensive basses and even $3,000 instruments. Most pianos on the market today are more affordable for the average musician, […]
The answer is “all too high.” According to a 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey commissioned by The Christian Science Monitor, student piano lessons cost $30 per hour. While that figure includes time spent on lesson tasks such as playing the violin and practicing scales, it doesn’t include any time on other exercises such as conducting. While a […]
No, I do not have any formal training in music. I used to sing in my first year of nursery school. Since childhood I have always been drawn to music. I would sit through lectures and listen to the teacher’s lessons, and I got to know that she was a wonderful singer. Then a few […]
This is a great question, and one which I hope we get to address in future blog posts. There are several easy ways to learn to play music for free: First, you can get a free online piano lessons program, which is similar to a regular university degree. However, I will warn you that this […]
You can learn piano and other instruments almost immediately. I’ve spent about 30 minutes in a studio every day and been learning since day one. I have a regular practice program from my friend in London and also take classes at the piano club in New York and elsewhere. I’m also in a private practice […]