February 5th, 2009 by Lisa | No Comments »

Keyboard and Piano Recommendations

For a piano, I recommend any brand. I would avoid finding one in the paper unless you have someone look at it before you purchase.
For a keyboard, I recommend at least 61 keys with touch sensitivity. My preferred brand is Yamaha. Keyboards are easy to purchase if you dont’ have an intrument to practice on:
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February 5th, 2009 by Lisa | No Comments »

What will I learn in the membership lessons?

The course is divided into 12 sections, containing over 300 pages of instruction on how to read sheet music. This course teaches you how to sit down at a piano, look at any advanced intermediate level sheet music and be able to play by reading the notes! ~smile~ This [...]

February 5th, 2009 by Lisa | 2 Comments »

Do you teach how to read sheet music?

Absolutely! I teach note reading throughout the entire curriculum. The free lessons cover the beginning stages of reading music.
In order to be able to read music thoroughly, I recommend that you continue the lessons through my one of my Membership Programs.
Reading music is valuable to any pianist whether you play by ear, or [...]

February 5th, 2009 by Lisa | No Comments »

How long will it take me to learn how to play the piano?

These lessons are presented in a sequence and format that cuts the learning time in more than half! The level you can reach with these lessons takes about 2 years to complete with traditional weekly lessons with a teacher. I have seen students of all ages complete this curriculum in as little as 6 months! [...]

February 5th, 2009 by Lisa | No Comments »

Does the members lessons teach to play by ear?

My specialty is in teaching you how to read sheet music so you can play anything you want to by just reading the music. Though I train your ear for tone and rhythm, I do not have any lessons specifically for learning to play entire songs by ear.