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Learning to Sing While Playing Piano   Singing while playing the piano is a fantastic skill for any musician to learn. You can impress friends and family, expand your repertoire, and perform solo. But singing while you play is a challenge, especially when you’re first learning. We’ve listed some great tips to help you become… Continue reading Learning to Sing While Playing Piano

How Often Should You Play The Piano? Like any new skill, the more you practice, the better you’ll get, and the better you are the more, you’ll enjoy doing it. No one likes to be a beginner at anything, but we all have to start somewhere, and learning to play the piano is a lifelong… Continue reading How Often Should You Play Piano?

When Should You Start Learning to Play Piano? There is no ‘right time’ to start learning to play the piano. Anyone at any age can learn; they just need to have enough reason to be motivated and committed enough to put in the time and energy to practice every day.

What is a Self-Playing Piano? Also known as player pianos or Pianolas, older style self-playing pianos uses a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism to play pre-programmed music on your piano using perforated paper or metallic rolls. The keys would move up and down as if the piano were playing by itself.

Using Headphones to Make the Most of Your Piano Learning to play the piano takes time, and those first few months of practice with the repetition of badly-played pieces can strain even the best relationships with those that have to listen to you play every day.

The Mental Health Benefits of Learning the Piano Learning to play the piano has a whole host of benefits that you won’t even see, but you’ll certainly feel them from the first time you start playing. Your brain loves a challenge, and it loves to be rewarded with feel good chemicals when you feel a… Continue reading The Mental Health Benefits of Learning the Piano

The Benefits of Piano Rental A piano is a big investment. As beautiful and relaxing as they are, a top-notch piano isn’t cheap, and buying one is not a decision to take lightly. Your reasons for wanting a piano will determine what type you buy and how much you’re willing to pay, but have you… Continue reading The Benefits of Renting a Piano

Mind Mapping for Enhanced Piano Performance If you’re looking to bring your piano playing to the next level, you will want to try mind mapping. Mind mapping is becoming a popular method to enhance performance, and once you know how to do it correctly it can be a fantastic resource to have in your toolkit.… Continue reading Mind Mapping for Enhanced Piano Performance

Practising One Bar at a Time Have you heard the saying, “one step at a time”? When it comes to pianos, it’s all about one bar at a time. When you start learning the piano, you may rush to master a piece quickly to feel that sense of accomplishment. However, it’s important to work one… Continue reading Practising One Bar at a Time