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Weird Hand Position

“Play C major for one octave with your right hand.” It seemed like a simple task that I gave my nine year old student. Up went the hand to the keyboard. With her five fingers covering the first five notes, she played her fingers consecutively from one to five. Then her hand flipped over (palm up) and she played the last three notes with the back of her fourth, third and second finger respectively. I...

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Piano Songs are Easy to Play Quickly

Did you ever stop and think about why the piano and piano songs are so popular among so many different types of people? A good answer to this is that the piano is accessible pretty much to everyone. No matter where you go these days, there is probably a piano there. How many bassoons or french horns do you run into on a daily basis? The thing is, your avarage amateur can get a decent sound on a piano...

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Can Sports Ruin My Piano Playing?

If you break a finger in sports, that can be fairly devastating. Concussions are nothing to celebrate either. Come to think of it, a compound fracture to the leg won’t make playing piano and those pedals much of a picnic. The bottom line is to be careful. I love sports and did not hesitate to play them in school. I still do. However, I did not join the wrestling team in junior high. I wanted to, but...

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Are Private Lessons Expansive?

Are Private Lessons Expensive? They can be. Here are three different types of private lessons: 1. Piano lessons from a music school. 2. Piano lessons from a teacher that travels directly to your house. 3. Piano lessons from a teacher’s home. In a school, you can get a mixed bag of teachers, ranging from students to professionals. Prices are usually mid-range. The school does not want to turn off its...

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A Piano Lesson!

When we talk about taking piano lessons and the old school method, here is one very funny example of what we mean.   Share and...