by Doug Hanvey | May 20, 2023 | Learning Piano
Table of Contents 2 3 FirstHeadingWhy is Warming Up Important?What Would the Ultimate Warm-Up Include?The Ultimate Piano Warm-UpProcedure for LearningPracticing RecommendationsVariationsOrder of KeysMotion (Direction)ArticulationsDynamicsNote SequencesRhythmsHand...
by Doug Hanvey | February 25, 2023 | Learning Piano
Table of Contents FirstHeadingWho Should Read this BookOne-Sentence SummaryOverviewChapter 1: MusicianshipChapter 2: Technique – The Basic MechanismsChapter 3: More Technique – The Basic ExercisesChapter 4: PracticeChapter 5: PerformanceChapter 6: Nine Steps in...
by Doug Hanvey | March 27, 2022 | General
Recently, recreational music making (RMM) trailblazer Brenda Dillon generously spoke with me for over two hours. In this middle part of our conversation, we spoke about common questions that adult piano students have, issues related to teaching and learning...
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 | January 23, 2022 | Learning Piano
Learn How to Practice There are incredibly useful practice strategies and procedures that few teachers explicitly teach. I learned many of them through reading books and trial and error. (These strategies that can save you hundreds or thousands of hours of practice...
