Adult Piano Instruction

The importance of learning how to read music properly

2021-03-01T10:04:38+00:00

Learning how to read the notes used in music notation is similar to learning a language. Some people say that they are not interested in learning how to read as they prefer to play by ear. (Some folks even go as far as thinking that it will be detrimental to their ears and improvisational skills if they learned how to read – nonsense!) Not learning how to read the score properly, is one of the biggest mistakes that you can make if you are starting to learn the piano. Piano compositions are often only available in written notation. Therefore reading music [...]

The importance of learning how to read music properly2021-03-01T10:04:38+00:00

The piano has only 12 keys. 7 white notes and 5 black notes

2021-03-01T10:03:32+00:00

As a new piano enthusiast sitting in front of the black and white notes for the very first time, it can be quite a daunting experience!You will probably feel lost and slightly confused by the magnitude of the piano's keyboard. The most important thing to remember is that a piano has 7 white notes namely C,D,E,F,G,A,B and 5 black notes C#, D#, F#, G#, A# or Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb (depending upon which key your in). Nevertheless there's only 7 white plus 5 black which equals a total of 12 piano notes. The next thing to notice is that the [...]

The piano has only 12 keys. 7 white notes and 5 black notes2021-03-01T10:03:32+00:00

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