How to Recommend a Piano – Coppell Piano Shop The Sound of a Start – Piano Tweets Italian Terms Every Musician Should Know – Making Music Mag Should Musicians Ever Work for Free? – Robert W. Oliver Text & Graphix – Edition-S What is a Typical Music Therapy Session Like? – Therapy Maven Thanks to all my readers and followers! (Find something worthy of Link Love?) Note: This first edition…read more
Have trouble memorizing music? You’re not alone– and you’re not a lost cause. Memorizing music can be easy. Here are the three steps for easy memorization. (Also read 6 Surefire Ways to Memorize Anything.) 1. Memorize from the Start Begin learning the piece with one goal: memorizing it. Changing your mindset from “learning” to “memorizing” instructs your mind to remember rather than read the music– and…read more
Nowadays, you’re required to have your repertoire memorized when you perform. Unfortunately, memorizing is no easy task– you need to be wary of performance factors such as stress and nervousness. Memorize anything properly with these surefire memorization techniques! (Don’t forget to read 3 Easy Steps for Memorizing Music.)
Doing less work and having more done is a dream come true… And a reality when you follow these five easy steps for efficient practice. Saving Hours of Practice Sounds too good to be true? It might be, if you’re not smart about it. These tactics aren’t magic– they force you to be more efficient with your time and energy. It’s simple mechanics. And now…read more
You Asked: I chose a few pieces for my next piano exam (RCM), but they seemed too difficult for me to sight read–so I’ve been practicing with pieces from some of the lower levels, which proved to be challenging for me to sight read. I understand everything on the music scores but I can’t read and play at the same time– I have to keep looking at…read more
Intervals make up a melody; an interval is the distance from one note to another. Distance and Quality Intervals describe how far away one note is from another and what a chord sounds like. A major interval is always one step larger than a minor interval. An interval’s distance is described with a number that indicates the distance from one note to another. According to the…read more
Ear training improves the way your ears perceive sound, and involves identifying tones when you hear them. People who have good ears can reproduce any melody with both hands once they’ve heard it once or twice– and they usually have perfect pitch. These excercises are designed to train your ears effectively. Once you’ve mastered one step, move on to the next as you improve progressively.…read more
Schumann (1810 – 1856) was born in Zwickau, Germany. HIs father was a book seller and publisher who died when Schumann was 16, soon after his sister commited suicide. At age 18, Schumann’s mother allowed him to quit law and pursue musical studies with Wieck, who had a 9 year old daughter, Clara. She was a child prodigy who performed throughout her life, including Variations on…read more