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Do you or your child want to learn to play the piano? Have you found time in your daily schedule for practice? Do you have a piano in good condition? If the answer is yes to all of those questions, the next step is to find few piano teachers to interview. Yes, interview. You want to make sure you find a piano teacher with whom you or your child will want to study for years and see great results. However, first we must find a few to interview.
One great way to find a piano teacher is through your local Music Teachers Association.
This association can be found by using Google to search "your city Music Teachers Association". For example, someone who lives in Seattle would Google: "Seattle Music Teachers Association." Being a member of the Music Teachers Association shows a...

Ah ... the piano. So many want to learn how to play it. Yet all too often, lessons stop short. All that's about to change. You see, most people think they have learn note-reading before they can make music on the piano.But not only is note reading unnecessary, it's also a hindrance when it comes to being creative at the piano.Here's a technique that will help you learn to play the piano fast! And it won't take you years, months, or even weeks. We're talking hours here - if that.The technique I'm referring to is something called the open position chord. And with it,...

My Opinion of Self-Teaching Methods
Can you Teach Yourself to Play Piano?
Well, sure! Many have done it: Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, to name a few. If you are a genius like them, you can teach yourself and dispense with piano lessons. How do you know if you're a musical genius? Easy...

1. You can hear a piece once, sit down and play it by ear.

2. You can write songs that others will pay you thousands of dollars for.

3. You will be able to play better than any teacher you hire.

If this does not describe you, you probably need a teacher. Avoid these:

• www.Hear-and-Play.com

• www.PlayNowMusic.com

• any vendor who claims...

With 30 plus students playing my piano every week, I have a strict rule:  everyone washes their hands before the lesson begins!  I'm so glad that I had incorporated this rule before the...

Learning to play the piano is a high order enterprise in terms of what one needs to do in regard to learning music at the keyboard. Many people are
prevented from exploring this wonderful instrument as in this day an age there are few pianos in the average household or families see no need to have one at hand as it is easier to obtain an electronic
keyboard that does not quite serve the real purpose of learning to play what is called a piano which has a natural design from real materials in nature.
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     What would you do if you had a drop-in piano class with a new set of kids every week?   That is what I faced when I started a piano introduction class at a local Boys' and Girls'  Club.  They had not had music classes before me!  Then, some kids were returnees from week to week --they liked the class --but, between lessons, most would  skip at least once and  forget a lot.
     I started bringing lots of spontaneous- action tools ... for instance, a jump rope, meant to illustrate steps, jumps, or skips on the piano.  First, we would use the jump rope, then we would play the same skips and steps on the real piano.  Interesting challenge.  Kept attention!  So, I started adding to my briefcase of surprises.
     I threw in some stuffed animals,...

Let’s face it; music is hard, and we all have days when we want to quit.  I’ll admit, when I was a kid, I quit my music lessons more than once. As music teachers, it’s our job to help our students continue to love music, even when they feel discouraged and want to give up.  Here are some tips I’ve learned over the years to help students stay encouraged with music.

Ditch the Lesson Book:  Some kids love the structure lesson books provide,  other kids loathe the dreaded books.  As educators, it is our job to figure out what works best for each student.  I’ve always had the philosophy that if a lesson book is making a student dread music class, it’s time to find a different approach.  Some kids...

A great piano teacher is as important as a great school teacher. If a child studies for several years, the bond he/she develops with the piano teacher can be very strong.  That teacher has the capability of instilling in students a life-long love of learning and a joy in playing the piano that they couldn’t imagine living without.
 
1 Find out about the teacher’s background – the years of experience, education, membership in professional organizations, and whether he/she is certified by those groups.  Does the teacher attend conferences, workshops and seminars in order to continually grow as a...

10 PRACTICE TIPS
“The right kind of practicing will unclutter your mind, enabling you to reach musical heights and personal mastery far beyond what your present abilities promise.” 
~Seymour Berstein, With Your Own Two Hands
1.    Relax.  Remember to breathe properly.
2.    Divide and conquer.  Focus your attention on small sections of music or play hands alone.
3.    Always have a specific goal in mind.  “If we’re not actively making things better, chances are we’re making them worse.”  ~William Westney
4.    Give yourself permission to make mistakes.  There is no need to chastise yourself.  Mistakes are only opportunities to learn.
5.    Use visualization.  Imagine playing the passage clearly and precisely before you actually play it.  “Think ten times,...

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