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Piano Festivals Gone Digital

Hi everyone! Today I decided to dive into the electrifying world of piano festivals, with a special focus on the booming realm of digital and virtual events. These festivals are not only a treat for adults but also cater to students and music lovers of all ages. Let’s embark on this musical journey through the…

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Feel the Difference: Explaining Keyboard Touch Sensitivity

Playing the keyboard is a wonderful way to create beautiful music. Have you ever wondered how some keyboards can make your music sound softer or louder, just like a real acoustic piano? It’s all thanks to something called touch sensitivity (or “touch response”, “velocity sensitivity”). Let’s see what this mysterious term is, why it is…

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How to Play the Piano by Ear

Traditionally, people who learn the piano also learn to read sheet music as this is a convenient way to learn how to play songs. But now and then someone by-passes learning to read music in favor of playing by ear. Usually these tend to be self-taught pianists. Playing the piano “by ear” really just means…

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How to Promote Your Original Piano Works

Being a pianist is a wonderful thing. You spend your days learning, creating and playing beautiful music. More importantly, playing the piano makes your life better and it definitely makes other people happy. Yes, being a pianist is a wonderful and noble profession. Unfortunately, these days piano is not as popular as it once was….

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5 Common Mistakes Made by Piano Beginners

There are certain things beginners do that hold them back from progressing on the piano as fast as they could.  Here, we look at the most common of those mistakes. Beginners look at their hands instead of looking up at their sheet music The instinct is natural – we are doing complex movements with our…

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How Piano Teachers Are Adapting Due To COVID-19

Music teachers, particularly those that have in-home piano studios, have had a tough break since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, rendering in-person lessons unsafe. Piano teachers have had to pivot their way of teaching to adapt in ways that were never utilized before. One of the most important takeaways from this time, though, is that we…

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What are the pedals for and do I need one?

The pedals on a piano are an integral part of the piano, but they are quite often overlooked. If you’re starting out on your journey of learning the piano, you might be wondering what they are for – and if you have an electronic piano that didn’t come with a pedal, you might be wondering…

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6 Piano Learning Myths Debunked

Very often you find a lot of reasons not to start something new in your life. This is normal, because we all are used to live in our comfort zone. Piano learning is not an exception. I’ve collected 6 piano learning myths which many people think of instead of just trying to start. You can’t…

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