There's something I hear from many students when they start to learn piano. It's a five letter word that will kill your progress dead in its tracks - want to know what it is..? Later. Later is the one single word that will make the difference between learning how to play the piano and not learning at all. Reading sheet music, and playing your favorite songs by using my step by step piano lesson method is achievable without any doubt, for pretty much anyone that does it consistently. That's why it's so frustrating to hear students say, 'I'll practice later.' There are 2 problems with using the "later" attitude. #1: Life gets in the way - The time you thought you would Continue Reading
Are You Setting Your Piano Lesson Goals Properly?
When you ask people about setting goals, they seem to be in either one camp or the other – they either do it or they don’t. One of the reasons that people don’t like setting goals is because more often than not, their goals never come to be, so they just have resolved that setting goals may work for everyone else, but not for them. There is no doubt that setting goals is one of the best things you can do to make positive changes in your life. But there is a strategy to setting goals in a way that will better ensure your success - you have to do it S-M-A-R-T. S-M-A-R-T is an acronym to follow that will help you create goals that have more substance and a better chance of coming to Continue Reading
The Missing Ingredient to Achieving Your Piano Lesson Goals
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
Scale Fingering Chart
This is a quick reference guide to commonly used fingering for scales. The fingering always alternates 123 1234 (or 321 4321) so that the same fingering pattern repeats every octave. The thumb always stays on the white keys, never on black keys. The fourth finger always plays a black key (when there is a black key to be played in the scale). The fifth finger is only used at a starting place, a stopping place, or a turning-around place. Based on previous rule, use #5 finger at the end of a scale, instead of #1 as indicated below. The e The chart below is marked with #1 at the end of the scale, assuming you will continue to play another octave. Continue Reading
Video Request from Student
When you become a student of Learn Piano Online, as a member you are entitled to requesting video clips of areas that are challenging to you. I wanted to share one here so that you can see how much support is given to students who are dedicated to learning the piano. This particular request was for clarification of fingering for specific measures in one of the course material songs: Continue Reading