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June 07, 2024

"10 Seconds of Nothing": A simple, yet powerful way to be better

"10 Seconds of Nothing": A simple, yet powerful way to be better
In the whirlwind of learning and perfecting a new skill, it's easy to get caught up in the constant push for progress. We often equate unrelenting effort with faster improvement, believing that the more we practice, the better we'll become. But what if I told you that one of the most powerful tools in your learning arsenal is, paradoxically, doing nothing at all?

November 02, 2018

Why are there levels for students learning piano?

Why are there levels for students learning piano?
First of all, for those wondering, these levels are all made up. Some group of people decided a while back to start categorizing pieces by difficulty and then organizing them into 10 levels. Level 1 is the easiest and 10 the hardest.

July 04, 2018

A Study in Impatience

A Study in Impatience
“Rome wasn’t built in a day.” You could build a miniature replica of Rome in a day, but it wouldn’t be as glorious as the real thing. “Good things come to those who wait.” Then again, you have been waiting for your concert tickets for over an hour so you could leave and enjoy something else in the meantime. But, now you would be missing out on what would have been an awesome night. “Patience is a virtue.” Impatience is a vice.

September 30, 2016

How to see without looking

How to see without looking
Some beginners have trouble with looking too often at their hands. You can tell early on in the lessons because when they start working on reading music, their eyes are always looking at their hands. It’s okay to look when necessary, but if they’re looking straight down the whole time, you gotta say something. The upside is that these students often memorize music quickly. But if you ask them to sight read it’s almost impossible. They are unable to connect the notes on the page with how their...