Setting goals gives us a great feeling of starting anew. But if our goals aren’t created properly, we are setting ourselves up for failure right from the start. So next time you create your piano goals, add this additional element to ensure your success. Not only do you want to write them down, look at them daily, and take deliberate action toward achieving them, but you also want to visualize them as if they have already happened. Want to play a new song on the piano? Visualize yourself playing it for someone. Want to complete a particular lesson on a certain date? Visualize yourself starting the lesson beyond the one you want to complete! Want to complete the whole course Continue Reading
Piano Inspiration Quotes
**You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have. Jim Rohn **Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey **Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt **Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. Dale Carnegie So with these in mind, take time to make yourself the best piano student and player you can be!!! Continue Reading
Still My Favorite Video.. It Never Ceases to Make Me Smile!
Hope this brightens your day! I have posted this before but it's worth posting again! Continue Reading
If Your Fingers Feel Clumsy, Watch This Amazing Video
I have seen many videos of piano prodigies, but none compares to this amazing girl who was born with only two fingers on each hand. This is a 10 minute video of her story. It is worth watching.. Continue Reading
Learn to love the Challenge
Learn to love the Challenge I am always pushing myself toward more and more advanced music and sometimes I feel so clumsy with my fingers when trying to learn something beyond my normal capability. So, what I have done is learn to enjoy the process.. I love the challenge of a new song and if I can learn a few measures at a time, I am very proud of myself, and then I learn a few more until I have the song learned. Sometimes it takes many weeks, and months for me to learn something that is far beyond my ability. The funny thing is this... once it is learned, I get bored with it and miss the challenge of learning it. Then I go and look for something new to learn! ~smile~ So, even Continue Reading
“Today I know more than yesterday and tomorrow I will know even more.”
I understand it can be overwhelming, especially in the beginning when you are limited to little songs that mean nothing. However, before you give up, tell yourself with every little step, no matter how little: "Today I know more than yesterday and tomorrow I will know even more." This will keep you going, and it reminds you that no matter what you are learning throughout your life... it is a step by step process and if you just take those little steps and be happy for the little bit you learned, you will achieve more things from your life than if you give up too early. Little steps are better than big steps. ~smile~ Continue Reading