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What’s Alberti Bass? The Great Animator for your playing.

Once you can play a melody with your right hand pretty well, step it up by adding accompaniment with the left hand. Start with one tone with the left while playing with the right. You don’t have to play one … Continue reading

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Proper Wrist Alignment for Children When Playing the Piano

I have always enjoyed running. When I was younger (before parenthood), I really liked sprinting. My favorite sport was and still is association football (soccer). As a defender, I sprinted a lot. I helped to defend the goal and made … Continue reading

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Musical Hashtags and Eyebrows

I think it’s so cute when children point to a symbol in music and ask, “What’s that hashtag (or smiley face, eyebrow, &c) ? “Some of the symbols in music really do look like eyebrows, headphones, half-hearts, and other objects. … Continue reading

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Why Perfect Pitch Doesn’t Matter

You may have heard the terms “perfect pitch” or “absolute pitch.” Basically, a person with perfect pitch can identify the name of a tone. This is similar to how you can identify that a color is blue or red or … Continue reading

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How To Give Your Child Talent

We all want our children to have talent, to that have extra set of skills and abilities that will help them succeed in music. How can we give them that which keeps people awestruck, that makes them declare, “You’re so … Continue reading

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Three Things to Look For When Learning Piano

1. Many children begin learning to play the piano in a Middle C position. Some children like to be able to squeeze their two thumbs onto the one key, but it’s not a good habit because their thumbs will grow. … Continue reading

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Conserving Energy While Playing Piano

You might think that playing piano isn’t demanding on the energy levels, being that most pianists sit and push buttons. On the contrary, there is so much stuff going on in between the ears that learning a new piano piece … Continue reading

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Learning the Whole Range of the Piano

The first time that I tied ballet slippers to my four year old feet, I knew that I wanted to dance for the rest of my life. That is – until I saw the vastness of the ballroom: the clean, … Continue reading

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8 Ways to Boost Your Child’s Progress

As parents, we want to give our children a let up when they feel that an activity becomes too challenging. Here are 8 Ways to Help Your Children Succeed in Music: Make time for practice. Don’t wait for time to … Continue reading

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