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The 7.5 Habits of Highly Effective Adult Piano Students
Establishing good habits from the first time you sit down to practice piano is vital, just like the good habits you’ve already established for health, relationships, and work. I’ve crystallized these 7.5 habits (I’ll explain the “half” later!) from many years of...
The Three Kinds of Piano Teachers (and the Best Kind for Most Adult Piano Students)
While the adage “those who can’t do, teach” may sometimes be true, the opposite is also true – there are many excellent piano players who don't have the faintest idea how to teach. It’s important for adults who are serious about learning to play piano well to find a...
9 Ways to Be a Better Adult Piano Student
Whether you’re new to piano lessons, coming back after a long break, or an experienced student working towards the next level, here are nine ideas for being the best and most productive piano student you can possibly be.
The Most Profitable Piano Practicing Tip I Know
Would you like to become a better player fast? Save countless hours of practice time? Learn new songs and pieces quickly?
Is It Too Late for Me to Learn Piano?
As someone who has focused on teaching adults for my entire career, the truth is that most adult beginners can learn to play fairly well to excellently.
Seven Things I Wish I’d Known as a Younger Musician
Learn how to practice. Piano can be social. Music is an art, not a sport. Music theory is important (and interesting)…
The Right Way to Read Music
Nearly all beginning adult piano students want to learn to read music. I know this because I always ask new students to tell me their Big Goals. Learning to read music is incredibly useful. Reading is the fastest way to learn new music, and lots of it. If you can read...
A Brief History of Keyboard Instruments
Using Scott Joplin's The Entertainer as a yardstick, take a moment to traverse the history of keyboard instruments and learn why the piano became the supreme keyboard instrument. 300 BCE – The first keyboard, a kind of pipe organ, is invented in Ancient Greece. What...
About the Creative Keyboardist Blog
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