First, stop being so mean to yourself, you don’t need to berate and scold and get frustrated. Everyone progresses at different paces, don’t compare yourself to others, you are not identical to anyone else. You can’t change everything all at once, so if you currently do absolutely no practise from week to week, start with 10 mins a day, after 2 weeks you won’t feel 20 mins pass, then 30, and so on.
Read MoreI just finished reading the ‘War of Art’ by Steven Pressfield. It’s essentially a book about getting creative things done and ensuring the artist, in whatever form, improves and reaches their goals. Well, upon completion, it made me take an honest look at my attitude towards practising, and actually induced in myself a desire to refocus it.
Read MoreA small amount of mindful, attentive, and creative piano practice is far more effective than many hours of repetitive, mindless drills. They are uncreative to play and simply reinforce bad habits and mistakes Practise should be creative and fun!
Read MoreIn this, the second instalment of my two-part blog post about the perils (and joys) of purchasing a piano, I deal exclusively with the difference between various pianos sound-wise and some options for purchasing a quality piano that suits your needs and wallet.
Read MoreI wrote this little guide to (hopefully) help you make the best decision for your level right now. But, always remember, a player’s needs change over time and pianos aren’t the most portable of instruments! Here’s a couple questions that we should all keep in mind when searching for the best instrument to meet our needs, be it upright, keyboard or baby-grand:
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