You know that feeling when you’re practicing a piece of music and no matter how many times you go over a passage it never seems to improve? I can hear you nodding.
Before You Bang Your Head Against the Wall…Try These
Category Archives: Practicing Tips and Strategies
So You Didn’t Practice…
Every so often a student will email me the day of their lesson and admit that they haven’t practiced since I last saw them. Perhaps they were sick or just too busy; whatever their reason they sometimes ask not to have a lesson because it would simply be a waste of time. Here you’ll discover that this couldn’t be further from the truth!
10 Ways to Improve Your Sight Reading
Who hasn’t been impressed by someone who can sit down, open up a book of music at any spot, and start playing as if they’d been practising it for weeks?
Sight reading is the ability to read music at first sight. That’s right, music you’ve never seen or heard before.
Practicing Piano Away from the Piano
Practicing piano doesn’t always mean sitting down and playing the piano.