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- What Piano Method Does Your Piano Teacher Use?
Oct 15, 2008
Learning to play the piano is about more than learning the names of notes. Students and parents have a variety of different piano methods to choose...
Category: Music
- How To Get Started In Beginning Piano Lessons
Oct 15, 2008
Maybe you've always wanted to learn to play the piano but never had the opportunity. Perhaps you're a parent with a child who has expressed...
Category: Music
- Piano Playing: Wonderful & Nutricious Food For Your Brain
Oct 14, 2008
If you're looking for a perfect way to keep your mind sharp, piano playing is the solution. It exercises several different parts of the mind and...
Category: Music
- Oscar Peterson - Jazz Pianist Extraordinary
Oct 13, 2008
One of the most influential players of jazz that the world has known, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born on the 15th of August, 1925 in Little...
Category: Music
- Marian McPartland: The Grand Lady Of Jazz Piano
Oct 10, 2008
A born child prodigy, Marian Portland started playing the piano at the age of three. She is formally trained in both the violin and the piano....
Category: Music
- Do Music & Presidential Politics Mix? You Bet!
Oct 10, 2008
People were surprised to learn that the former President, Bill Clinton, plays the saxophone. But, several other Presidents of the United States of...
Category: Music
- How To Start Tickling The Ivories Again as an Adult
Sep 30, 2008
There are gazillion adults who took piano lessons as a child but stopped playing for various reasons. Some aren't the least bit interested, but...
Category: Music
- Piano Instruction: Formal Versus Informal
Sep 25, 2008
When you think of piano lessons, the mental picture you get might be of child sitting at a keyboard. The instructor is probably sitting next to the...
Category: Music
- What Are "Gospel Chords" & How Do They Get That Sound?
Sep 24, 2008
Gospel music stays alive by remaining relevant, taking various aspects of the musical culture of the day and bringing those aspects into the...
Category: Music
- Music Scales For Beginners
Sep 23, 2008
Most beginners in music are introduced to the concept of scales very early in their training. Despite this, it sometimes takes a few years of...
Category: Music
- Music for Stark Beginners: How To Read Notes
Sep 23, 2008
New pianists learn notes first. An understanding of musical notes and their values is the foundation for learning any instrument. That includes the...
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- Contemporary Christian Music: The Real Deal in Quallity & Passion
Sep 22, 2008
Christian music has come a long way from the church-sanctioned melancholy chants of centuries gone by. It has rich history going back several...
Category: Music
- Piano Practice Tips: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Practice Time
Sep 21, 2008
Even the most avid of piano players sometimes dread practicing. Sometimes that dread can sabotage your practice time. Don't sit down at the piano...
Category: Music
- I Took Piano Lessons As a Kid, But I've Forgotten Almost Everything...
Sep 21, 2008
There are literally millions of adults today who took piano lessons when they were growing up, but at some point along the way gave them up. Some...
Category: Music
- Music Therapy: Changing Lives for the Better
Sep 18, 2008
Music therapy, a relatively new method of therapy in the eyes of modern medicine, is an ancient practice. Since 1944, it has gradually been...
Category: Music
- The Many Faces Of The 12-Bar Blues
Sep 17, 2008
Piano players and other musicians who desire to learn the foundations of purely American music should start with the blues. This music form began...
Category: Music
- Sheet Music Then & Now
Sep 16, 2008
Most modern musicians take sheet music for granted. Sheet music abounds in printed form and can even be downloaded from the Internet. It's a far...
Category: Music
- 10 Of The Most Popular Hymns of All Time
Sep 15, 2008
Hymns are some of the most beloved songs of all time. Hymnals contain hundreds of songs, and no two hymnals are alike. Anyone looking to learn the...
Category: Music
- What Is Musical Harmony?
Sep 15, 2008
Musical harmony is a simple concept, yet it contains so many variations that it is inexhaustible. With these simple rules, anyone can learn the...
Category: Music
- George Shearing: The Amazing English Blind Pianist
Sep 11, 2008
George Shearing was born blind on August 13, 1919, but his life has been fast-paced and full of amazing accomplishments in the world of music. Born...
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