Piano Lesson by Charlene Seah

28/08/2019

24/08/2019

Music has proven time and again to be an important component of human culture and is now being seen as music therapy in many medical environments.

08/05/2019

28/06/2018

Giving children music lessons won't just introduce them to a world of rhythm and melody – it could also significantly improve their language skills.

31/05/2018

At an orchestral concert, you’ll hear an A from the oboe before you hear anything else because it’s the note that the rest of the musicians tune to. But where did this tradition come from and why is it still around?

29/05/2018

There are two types of mistakes: mistakes to ignore and mistakes to pay attention to. But which is which? It’s the situation that dictates your attitude to them...

29/05/2018

A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black. But who decided this number would be the norm, and why?

26/04/2018

Good Aspects of Singing

Turns out that opening your mouth and letting your voice ring out can catalyze a whole range of physical and emotional benefits.

26/04/2018

How to play with the correct fi*****ngs in your pieces

Finding the right fi*****ng can make a colossal difference to your playing, says Pianist contributor Melanie Spanswick

05/04/2018

The Skills needed to be a Good Accompanist

RCM student Alec Coles-Aldridge looks at what makes a good accompanist

31/03/2018

Piano Chords

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20/03/2018

Why must we learn Scales and Arpeggios ?

Why are scales and arpeggios important? How can teachers make them relevant and interesting? Louise Matthew explores some answers and looks at ways to link scales and arpeggios to everyday music making. http://bit.ly/2pdHrLq

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05/02/2018

2 hours? 4 hours? 8 hours? 12 hours? How much is enough? Is there such a thing as practicing too

18/12/2017

Key Signatures are so easy to learn 😉

Teaching key signatures. Key Signatures are vital for a young musician to learn if they are to continue developing their musicianship.

21/10/2017

Deliberate Practice

Practice makes perfect — sort of.

30/08/2017

Advantages of Sight Reading 📖

Sally Cathcart, piano teacher, ABRSM examiner and consultant, and co-founder of The Curious Piano Teachers. Sight-reading? It doesn’t really exist! Some teachers and students tend to think that you can either sight-read or you can’t. But what if I was to tell you that sight-reading doesn’t really ex...

27/08/2017

Bar Lines

I was very young when I first felt the tyrant’s boot on my neck. I was trying to blow a tune on a fife, and can remember the teacher saying, ‘Come on now, it’s in three-in-a-bar! Where are the accents?

21/08/2017

#4. Learning an instrument has showed an increase resilience to any age-related decline in hearing.

15/08/2017

Have Fun with Orchestral Instruments
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13/08/2017

A new study looks at the power of practicing well beyond mastery.

02/08/2017

Congratulations to Shirley Pearce aged 82 from Poole in Dorset who has just passed her Grade 3 piano exam! We asked Shirley to tell us a little more about her story and her love of music. What prompted you to start playing? At Christmas 2015, walking by a piano shop, I mentioned to my son that my dr...

26/07/2017

Students who do not look at the piano scores 🤔

We've all had one... a piano student who stares at his hands while mostly ignoring his music. And we've all probably engaged in a struggle to get him to v

24/07/2017

The key to learning a new motor skill - such as playing the piano or mastering a new sport - isn't necessarily how many hours you spend practising, but the way you practise, according to new research. Scientists have found that by subtly varying...

19/07/2017

Ever wondered why children give up learning music? Read on to find out how to motivate children to learn music.

02/07/2017

This is interesting! I am the same height as Mozart! Who would you be standing next to?

27/06/2017

Whoever analyses the biographies of a determinate amount of classical composers will notice that half exhibited cases of various degrees of psychopathology: aff

27/06/2017

Listening to classical music is inspiring and enjoyable for those of us who are fans of the genre. But a growing body of scientific research is proving that t

27/06/2017

The enjoyment that comes from making music and entertaining others encourages many people to take up a musical instrument, whether during childhood or later in

27/06/2017

The memories a lot of people have of piano lessons at school makes it easy to forget that some of the greatest composers also spent considerable amounts of time

12/06/2017