You bought a new keyboard or piano, and now you want to know how to learn to play piano. Lessons are expensive, and learning on your own is complicated. Somehow, you managed to figure out how to pick out the note names by watching Youtube videos or by looking at a good starting … [Read more...]

To some musicians, “scales” may sound like a dirty word. Scales can be tedious, confusing, and not always fun to practice. You would never perform scales in a concert or recital (unless, of course, you are performing Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, movement 11: … [Read more...]

Improvisation is the creation of music on the spot. No previous ideas of what will happen, no plans. Just sit-down, shut-up, and play. The difference between playing and improvising music is similar to the difference between following a choreographed dance and going to the club … [Read more...]

Technology has brought us to a place where it is normal to learn things online. Want to learn a new cooking technique? How to change the air filter in your car? A shortcut in a game? You go online and watch a video! The online offerings have expanded to include musical … [Read more...]

In this article, I’m going to give you some important piano lesson tips that will make this complicated language we call “music” feel far less daunting to learn as an adult student. So if you’re excited to learn the piano (and consider yourself an adult piano student), then let’s … [Read more...]