First answer these assessment questions: 1. Name at least 1 song you would love to learn how to play on the piano. 2. On a scale from 1-5, where is your desire to play the piano? 3. Do you need motivation to help you achieve your goals? 4. Do you have a 10 minute activity that you can replace with a more productive 10 minute activity? 5. What is your expectation of learning how to play piano Before we talk about your responses to these assessment questions, let's determine your teachability score and then use your 5 responses to bring your score higher. What is a Teachability Index? Everyone has a teachability index. A teachability index measures how easily Continue Reading
Learning Piano Helps Us Reach other Goals in Life
How many goals have you set and never reached? From making better food choices, to completing an ever-ending project, to learning a new skill, many times we fall short of achieving our well meaning goals. When playing the piano, every new song is literally a new goal. When we can see (or hear) the end result it’s easy to be clear about what you want to accomplish. Every time you complete a song, whether it be a beginner’s song, intermediate or advanced, the goal reaching process is being internalized. Your brain does not know how small or big the goal was, it just knows that the goal was r reached, therefore, the habit of setting and reaching goals becomes a natural part of who you Continue Reading
Piano Lessons Increases Brain Power
Have you ever considered playing piano to be an incredible source of stimuli for your brain? Are you part of the millions who believe that age affects your brain performance? Research shows that the very things that you believe are not possible due to mental decay, are actually the very things you should be doing to defy mental decay! Learning piano is a perfect stimuli to prevent “brain sluggishness” due to it’s unique gradually progressive, and intensely concentrated communication between your brain, your eyes, both hands, all 10 fingers, your feet, calculation of rhythm, isolated muscle pressure, vocalizing and all this with precise execution, simultaneously at exact timed Continue Reading
Learn Piano on a Keyboard
Can you learn piano on a keyboard? Absolutely! Oops, I might get some teachers and students who will disagree with me, but I am going to take a stand and I’ll tell you why. First, you should know that the piano and the keyboard have the same exact pattern of keys and reading music for both instruments are exactly the same! Second, you should also know that even though you can learn on a keyboard, there is a recommended minimum requirement that will work the best. You should have a keyboard (any brand or model) that has at least 61 keys, and have the touch sensitivity feature. The touch sensitivity feature is what allows you to play a key and produce a loud or quiet sound, according to how Continue Reading
Piano Lessons: 88 Keys, Oh My! Where do I begin?
Whether you have a small keyboard with 61 keys, or a full size piano with 88 keys, it’s still seems endless, with no beginning or end. The only way to tell the keys apart are whether they are black or white! Argh,… how are you going to learn the names and locations of so many keys! I have very good news for you.. the piano is a repeat of 7 keys, over and over! How the Piano is Organized Learning how the piano keys are organized will give you a strong feeling of confidence and a head start before you start reading music. I am going to teach you in just a few easy steps, how to look at your piano and not feel overwhelmed. Let’s start by looking at the black keys. You may or may not have Continue Reading