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Keyboards vs Pianos: 14 important considerations
This question of keyboard vs piano is one of the #1 questions of today when it comes to purchasing a piano. Having had several different kinds of keyboards AND a piano for several years now, I have had my chance to explore both options! Not only have I played around...
Learn How To Play I Need Thee Every Hour on the Piano
If I were to ask my students (or the parents of my students) why they want to learn piano, by far the most common answer is because they want to learn how to play hymns. Being a very religious person myself, I have been playing hymns for as long as I can remember. I...
A List of Piano Skills
With years of teaching the piano and many more years playing the piano, I have accumulated a list of piano skills. If you play the piano you will either learn, or be able to: Piano Skills Primer (Level pre-1) Beginner (Levels 1-2) Late Beginner (Level 3)...
How to Improve Your Piano Skills
You may be ready to take your piano to the next level and you want some ways to level up. Being an experienced piano player and a piano teacher for many, many years, I may have some advice for you or some things you may not have thought of before. See how you can...
Is a Free Piano Worth It?
It actually isn't that difficult to find a free piano out there. And a free piano may seem like a steal, but you may want to stop and think about it before jumping on it! Is a free piano worth it? In order to determine that, you will want to evaluate the piano. The...
What does 8va and 8vb mean in music?
You may have come across a symbol, 8va or 8vb, in your music and you aren't quite sure what it wants you to do. 8va or 8vb is actually a symbol used quite often because it is quite useful! So what does an 8va or 8vb mean in music? An 8va is a musical symbol used to...
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