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December 23, 2005
Parents are often disappointed in the length of time their children spend at the piano practicing. Most parents think their children should be practicing longer, and they’re probably right. What parents don’t usually get, however, is that for young beginners it takes practice to learn to how ..
December 23, 2005
Don’t let your beginning student get stuck trying to learn a piece of music that is really just too difficult for them. Don’t buy music for your beginner before allowing their piano teacher to focus your child’s attention on learning the basics. Of course your beginning student wants to play a ..
December 22, 2005
There is no better time than the New Year to begin piano lessons. If you have been thinking of enrolling your child in piano lessons, don’t wait because piano lessons have valuable educational benefits for young children. Parents know this, but the most common excuse given is “we don’t have room in .
December 22, 2005
There is no better time than the New Year to begin piano lessons. If you have been thinking of enrolling your child in piano lessons, don’t wait because piano lessons are so valuable for children. Parents know this, but a common excuse given is “We haven’t found a piano teacher yet." Don’t let this .
December 22, 2005
There is no better time than the New Year to begin piano lessons. If you have been thinking of enrolling your child in piano lessons, don’t wait because piano lessons are so valuable for children. Parents know this, but a common excuse given is “We are so busy, how will we find the time?" The truth .
December 22, 2005
Do you know what it costs to take piano lessons these days? Anywhere from $30 to $60 an hour depending on the teacher and the studio. But, if you have a computer and a pair of speakers, it can cost you as little as $9.95 a month!To play piano online, you need to know what to expect. There won't be ..
December 22, 2005
Parents want their children to have the best educational resources available. When it comes to piano lessons, however, many parents who don’t play aren’t aware of resources available for home use. Parent’s who do play the piano, however, are more likely to purchase piano materials for home use in ..
December 22, 2005
History has a lot to share with children in piano lessons. Although modern piano education for children is supported by technology, there is still a lot to learn from piano lessons from the past. Here’s some time honored keys to success from some great composers of the past that your kids can still .
December 22, 2005
Make a decision in the New Year to choose gifts that invest in your child’s future and you and your kids can look forward to an honest return for your money. Piano lessons are among the best educational investments you can make in your child’s future because they improve overall educational ..
December 21, 2005
If you live outside Britain you have probably never heard the name of Shayne Ward, but by this time next year, my guess is that you will. Shayne Ward is the newest winner of Simon Cowell's reality TV program, The X factor. He strolled away to win the top prize of a million pound record contract and .
December 21, 2005
Piano chord charts are used to help you keep track of chord changes. And the cool thing about them is that you can use them for improvisation and composition. Here's how.Let's say you have an 8-bar phrase to play. There are no chord symbols yet so you don't know what chords you'll be playing. You ..
December 21, 2005
What is the ultimate truth about guitar practicing?Is there a best way to practice on your guitar? Of course you have to make your practice sessions effective but could there be a way to practice that is more effective than other ways? There are many principles involved in an effective practice ..
December 21, 2005
There is no better time than the New Year to begin piano lessons. If you have been thinking of enrolling your child in piano lessons, don’t wait. Piano lessons have many educational benefits for children, so waiting until your child is in middle school doesn’t make sense. If you want to do this for .
December 20, 2005
The great Emperor Akbar heard about the talents of famous musician Tansen (1492-1589 A.D) and invited him to his court. Tansen was given a place of honour among the nine jewels like Birbal, Abdul Fazal,Todarmal and Rahim in Akbar’s court.Tansen symbolized the best in Hindusthani Music. Tansen with ..
December 20, 2005
On January 27, 2006, it is the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart is widely regarded as one of history's greatest classical composers.Mozart was born on January 27, 2006. His parents, Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozartis, gave him the name Johann ..
December 20, 2005
The comprehensive repertoire of the Vienna Boy's Choir extends from Renaissance motets and madrigals, romantic choral works - both sacred and secular - to twentieth-century compositions.The 100 boys who make up the choir frequently travel abroad. The boys, aged from 10 to 14, are divided into four ..
December 19, 2005
Kanye West was born in 1977 in Atlanta. But when he was a child his family moved to Chicago. In the childhood he liked different kinds of music: soul, jazz and of course hip-hop.Nowadays he has already became a well known person. He is supposed to be an infant prodigy of beat maker. “Time" ..
December 19, 2005
As a songwriter, I’ve always been interested in the way other people write songs. Over the years, my research has turned up some varied methods. Famous people first: John and Paul in their early-fame days would sit opposite each other with acoustic guitars and take turns singing one or two new ..
December 19, 2005
In the piano lesson "Reflections in Water," you learn how to use a few chords and the C Major scale to make music with. But how is this accomplished? Through the power of limits!You see, when you know that you'll be playing only 4 chords, and you know how to play those chords, it frees you up to ..
December 19, 2005
George Winston is the poster boy for New Age piano. There's no denying this. And why not? The man practically put New Age piano on the map with his CD December. So poignant, so sad and filled with joy is this music, that it resonated with millions across the world.Many years ago, I read an article ..
December 18, 2005
Here are some tips for the solo wind musician. If you play, woodwinds, brass, strings, or any single line instrument. You can make a substantial amount of money using your play-a-long library.That's right!...Your play-a-long library can be a goldmind of income.I know it works because I've done it. ..
December 18, 2005
Karaoke. For some of us the word makes us want to lose our lunch. For others it's a source of great fun and enjoyment. So what is it, what's the attraction, and where did this form of entertainment even come from? We'll try to answer some of these questions in this article.Well, for those of ..
December 18, 2005
As someone who has played the piano for quite a long time, I can tell you that there is nothing more enjoyable than being able to sit down and just improvise.Now, I don't do this every day, but when the mood strikes I do. It might be a beautiful spring morning, or the sight of something ..
December 18, 2005
After several years of studying the art of music and being involved in the music business/marketing I have learned a lot of important lessons that apply to all business and even people’s lives.Most of my study has been in the field of music marketing, but as the wheels of my mind have been turning ..
December 18, 2005
I once had a student ask me how to improvise for more than a minute or two. He had some trouble keeping the music going for longer periods of time.I told him that the problem wasn't with knowing enough material. He already knew how to play a few chords. It was his attitude - that the trying to come .
December 17, 2005
Seventies music to me was the best of what I dreamed of. It gave me a sense of relation to the world. I was drawn in like a moth to light through the emotion and meaning hidden in the lyrics.I was thinking about the old days when I was hit with a moment of sobering and sad reflection after reading ..
December 17, 2005
Knowing how to choose the right guitar and how to identify a bad one will save you from countless headaches, not to mention finger aches. Also, choosing the right acoustic can be tough, especially these days, when there are so many styles to choose from.Acoustic guitar bodies come in basically the ..
December 17, 2005
So you want to pick up the guitar? If you have an instrument already, good. But if not, you're going to have to get one. There are a lot of choices out there. This article will help you with what you need to know.If there's a cherry red axe you've been lusting after lately or if you're picking one ..
December 17, 2005
Why is it easy to compose piano music?Because you have to start from where you are. This should be fairly easy; otherwise you have not started from where you are. A suggestion is to start writing piano pieces for beginners in a progressive order. The idea is that as the pieces get more complicated ..
December 16, 2005
I have the treasured secret for all aspiring beginner guitar players out there who want to learn to play guitar in 30 days or less...FREE OF CHARGE!!And the answer is...(drumroll, please...)You can't. At least not to the extent that you may think.Playing guitar (or any musical instrument for that ..
December 16, 2005
It can be estimated that millions of people around the world share music over a file- sharing network. For this article, I am addressing the issue in America mainly because I am not aware of the laws in other countries. Do you think it is illegal to download music from file-sharing networks? What ..
December 16, 2005
The winter months have hit us and unless you live in Southern California, most people aren’t swimming in open-air pools any longer.Until recent times, Indie Artists and the labels they set up for themselves had a hard time getting their music heard by anyone outside their own backyard pool of fans. .
December 15, 2005
When I was a fifteen years old guitarist playing rock solos and classical guitar pieces I remember that I had a desire to be able to improvise on my guitar in a classical manner. Nowadays I have developed this skill and I love to improvise in the style of composers like Sor, Tarrega, Paganini or ..
December 15, 2005
Music, they say, soothes the savage beast and this is so true when we consider how music in its magical way works on our body rhythms bring harmony, literally, back into the body.A story is told in the Bible of a King named Saul, who had an evil spirit that would torment him and make him feel ..
December 15, 2005
If there were one genre of music that's perfect for music therapy, it would have to be New Age piano! Soothing and relaxing, the piano offers many benefits to those in need of respite. The wonderful thing about this style of music is that it's also easy to learn how to play!A few chords, a scale, ..
December 14, 2005
Guitar is a musical instrument strung with gut strings having a body with a flat back, graceful incurvarions etc. and for playing, it is twanged by the fingers. It is called in French as guilarre, German as Guitarre, Italian as cijitarra and in Spanish as guitarra. The construction of the ..
December 14, 2005
Perhaps you have heard the word arpeggio being tossed around by other musicians, but have absolutely no clue what they were talking about. Simply defined, an arpeggio refers to playing the notes within a chord in rapid succession. On the guitar, this can be done by either using a pick or your ..
December 14, 2005
There’s something tedious about musical recitals. Last night my daughter-in-law said that she hates them. I think that anyone with or without a good ear can learn to hate them. My daughter-in-law has a very good musical ear so she hates them Double Dutch.Besides, her family of 15 performs around ..
December 14, 2005
So many piano students wonder how they can improvise. They just don't understand how someone can sit down at the piano and play off the top of their head. What they don't know is that there is some method or system behind the pianist's approach. One of the best methods is to just pick a few chords ..
December 14, 2005
Piano students who are talented and dedicated spend a lot of time studying the piano, but in the process they may be losing an important quality of art, the ability to be spontaneous. Here’s some things that piano students have a tendancy to do that limits their creative energy.1. Play through ..
December 14, 2005
Piano students need to learn music theory to tap into all their musical potential. This involves some memorization of facts, however, so that they come easily to mind while playing. Don't let this intimidate your or your piano student at home. This is not hard to do, it just takes a little ..
December 14, 2005
Soloing over guitar chords is easy when you know how to use the minor pentatonic scale. Add spice and power to your solo's with these simple but highly effective techniques.The humble minor pentatonic scale is what most guitar players start with when learning to solo. Trouble is, they don't learn ..
December 13, 2005
Being alone and into information marketing business, I always spend most of my time doing research. The best vehicle to do this?!? What else? The internet. So there I was spending my Sunday night in front of my computer, got bored for awhile and decided to listen to some songs. Typed some words in ..
December 13, 2005
The principles of piano technique are not difficult or mysterious. In fact they make perfect sense, but not in an intuitive way that would make students think of trying them first. Instead students do what feels “natural" to them not realizing that good technique has to be developed and that it ..
December 13, 2005
Getting A Deal On Vintage SynthsOld music gear is one of those rare forms of electronics that increase value with time. In the last 10 years the synthesizer market has grown dramatically, fueled by the growing interest in electronic and hip-hop music. Unfortunately most pawn shops and local music ..
December 13, 2005
We all need to relax more, and music hath charms to soothe the savage beast. But, have you ever thought that you could create your own relaxation music? Doing so actually has more benefits for you than just listening to it.Take the piano for example. This instrument is perfect for creating ..
December 13, 2005
Long known for his passionate songs about love and life, Eros delivers another fine album to add to his already impressive resume with the release of Eros.Here are some of my favorite songs:Ma che bello questo amore This is probably my favorite song as it is about the transformations that one goes ..
December 12, 2005
Private lessons for children are the traditional teaching model for piano lessons. There are draw backs to one-on-one instruction that parents need to be aware of. First, private lessons create a dependence on the teacher that is hard for children to overcome, and second, they don’t encourage ..
December 12, 2005
Generally young children who enjoy educational activities such as reading, coloring, crafts and word games also enjoy playing the piano. One reason is because they enjoy doing things with their hands. Did you know that there are games and activities available like this for young children that will ..
December 12, 2005
Children in piano lessons need opportunities to perform, but all of these don’t need to involve a formal recital with kids dressed in their Sunday best and all their relatives present. Piano recital parties can be rather spontaneous events that allow children to enjoy sharing their music with other .
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