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 | 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...
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...
by Doug Hanvey | January 16, 2022 | Learning Piano
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...
