Piano Lessons

HOW TO READ MUSIC, METHOD STATEMENT. (For piano, but applicable to other instruments). Music is a language. Music works in octaves. Music language has 7 letters in its alphabet. All of music teaching apart from this bit, deals with the grammar of the music language, and is generally beyond the scope of this statement. This [...]

Learning how to read piano sheet music takes time. The more sheet music you read the more familiar it will become. Obviously you need to read each individual note, but I am going to give you 3 Tips on Looking for Patterns. This saves you a great deal of time when you are learning a [...]

“We’re talking about the basics of piano and now what I would like to talk about is the basic symbols and things that you will find in the music. The best way to understand these is to actually go to a music store, again, as we talked about with tempo, and purchase a music dictionary [...]

Music and Your Toddler – Music should be an integral part of every toddler’s life. To further a child’s enjoyment of music and his development, movement to music, singing and just listening should be included. One realm of music that few parents consider for their toddler is piano lessons. Not many piano teachers are willing [...]

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! L earning how to read music is like learning another language. It has its own letters, syntax and grammar. Whether you are learning to play the piano through the classic method or the chord method, you’ll have to be [...]

There is really nothing in the world like music. There have been studies to show the amazing effect that is has on the human brain, such as the link between music and spatial intelligence. The only thing that can compare with listening to music is the ability to make our own music. Not everyone is [...]

I teach the letternames of the piano keys in groups of A to G. It is more logical than the usual method of starting from middle C and tagging on A and B at the end. When I explain the piano keys in this way, kids usually exclaim “Hey, that makes much more sense!” It [...]

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