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When I teach piano, I joke that I’m a “lazy pianist” who aims to do the least amount of work ... |
"The more I practice the luckier I get" –ARNOLD PALMER
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One basic way to increase the effectivene...
Unlike most composers, Chopin wrote almost exclusively for the piano. While he remains best known as...
If you started learning piano as a child, the instrument likely felt enormous. Unlike violins or gui...
Music is gaining increased attention in scientific research and clinical practice because of its inc...
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“Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of notes. Grown-ups avoid Mozart because o...
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I'll admit I still use the phrase “I’m still learning the notes” if a newer piece is not qui ... |
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K. Anders Ericsson devoted his life to studying expert performers across many domains like medicine,...
A singer embodies their instrument (the voice).
Wind players connect the breath to sound.
String p...
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