by Doug Hanvey | April 17, 2022 | Learning Piano
All things being equal, it is no more difficult for adults to learn piano than children. Most adults can become proficient-to-excellent piano players, allowing them to achieve typical recreational goals. Both adults and children have unique advantages for learning...
by Doug Hanvey | April 10, 2022 | Learning Piano
“Teach yourself to fish” (i.e. play) with the help of a trusted expert (a piano teacher), and trust that in time you can become a confident, independent, and highly-proficient pianist. We’ve all heard the well-worn proverb “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day....
by Doug Hanvey | March 13, 2022 | Learning Piano
If you already read music (including flats and sharps) this mini-lesson is for you. Do you relate to the white and black keys like they’re unfamiliar, possibly intimidating, strangers? Or as familiar friends? Wouldn’t you prefer the latter? To feel like one of...
by Doug Hanvey | March 6, 2022 | Learning Piano
If you’ve never studied a musical instrument, you might not know that the “traditional” approach to learning piano, and one still experienced by many children, is focused on 3 Ps: Perfection + Performance in order to eventually become (if the stars align) … a...
by Doug Hanvey | February 27, 2022 | Learning Piano
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...
by Doug Hanvey | February 20, 2022 | Learning Piano
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...
