Most people will identify as an auditory or visual learner. Occasionally, an individual is well balanced in both fields, but most people can relate to either learning primarily with their eyes or with their ears. This is a fascinating world to extend to and explore with learning the piano. Practicing piano is pretty evenly split …

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Learning to identify your individual piano skill level can be a difficult task. There are many organizations providing classification, method books and manuals that are progressively graded, and of course, peers in the musical world that are more or less advanced than your piano playing level. If you are not following a structured piano method, …

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A strong rhythm feel is one of the most important skills you can develop as a pianist. Fortunately, there are hundreds of piano rhythm exercises you can use to develop and improve your rhythm. All it takes is a little dedicated and consistent effort and you can build a solid and strong rhythm feel that …

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The life of a professional musician can be hectic and stressful. Unlike more traditional jobs, musicians generally work as freelancers and do not have bosses or any specific place to be at any time. While this lifestyle offers a certain degree of freedom, it comes with an added layer of stress. Professional musicians often need …

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The myth of natural talent leads many would-be musicians astray. It is true, there certainly are some people who are naturally drawn to music, as there are people who are naturally drawn to art, or math, or science. Of course there are people who have larger hands or better ears, just as there are people …

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Learning a musical instrument is one of the most rewarding experiences of a lifetime. However, it can also be one of the most challenging. At the beginning, you might feel overwhelmed and out-of-control. There are so many new words to learn and new movements to make. Eventually, you might hit a plateau in your practice …

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Learning how to play piano like a pro is much easier than you might think. You can study for years to learn the classical repertoire of the masters. Or, you can learn how to fake piano playing! Not everyone can practice for hours every day and it is important to have an appropriate balance in …

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Learning how to improvise on piano may seem intimidating at first. What notes should you begin with? What if it doesn’t sound good? What if I make a mistake? It can be scary to jump out and improvise – or make music spontaneously. If you think about it, you are already improvising most of the …

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You might think of music theory as a purely abstract concept. After all, isn’t theory reserved for the realm of intangible objects? What good is a theory in the real world? What benefit is there to learning music theory if it isn’t ever used in real music by real musicians? You may be asking yourself …

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You’ve made the excellent choice to start learning piano. This is great, however, now you are faced with another choice: should you start with a digital piano or a keyboard? Maybe at this point, you don’t even know the difference between the two. There are many important differences between electric pianos and digital keyboards that …

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