by Doug Hanvey | March 18, 2023 | General
Table of Contents 2 3 FirstHeadingTypes of Digital PianosAppearancePurposeSound SourcePortabilityAcoustic ElementsThe Four Types of Digital PianosBuying ConsiderationsAction and SoundActionSoundFeatures and AppearanceFeaturesUSB PortMetronomeRecorderOther...
by Doug Hanvey | March 4, 2023 | General
Recently, Pete Jutras, Professor of Piano at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, spoke with me about the benefits and challenges of learning piano as an adult. Pete is well-known in the piano teaching community for his research on adult...
by Doug Hanvey | November 19, 2022 | General
Jeanine Yeager is one of my favorite composers of piano teaching pieces. I first became acquainted with Jeanine’s music via her Fresh Impressions series, which I discovered when looking for “New Age” student repertoire. Jeanine was kind enough to take time away from...
by Doug Hanvey | August 27, 2022 | General
At Creative Keyboardist, we ask new students about their deepest motivations and intentions for studying piano. As a lifelong learner myself, I’ve found that clarifying my motivations for a learning project is tremendously helpful for enhancing my enjoyment of the...
by Doug Hanvey | May 1, 2022 | General
Joshua Tanis is a Lecturer in the Department of Music Theory at the University of Michigan. As a collaborative pianist he has worked on local, national, and international stages with artists from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago,...
by Doug Hanvey | April 24, 2022 | General
Joshua Tanis is a Lecturer in the Department of Music Theory at the University of Michigan. As a collaborative pianist he has worked on local, national, and international stages with artists from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago,...
