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by john aschenbrenner
Piano fingering for kids is the first thing the average piano teacher insists upon. But when is learning fingering necessary? The indications for...
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by john aschenbrenner
Children are often confused when they try to correlate the notes on the page to the keys below. When kids read music, they look from the page to...
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by john aschenbrenner
What kids need in piano lessons is not the proper curriculum, but the discovery that piano lessons are fun. At first. You need to drop the dry, ...
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by john aschenbrenner
When a kid says, "I want to learn that song that goes..." and then hums some melody, it has to be a moment of triumph for the intelligent piano t...
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by john aschenbrenner
What do you think kids see when they see the piano? In my experience as a piano teacher, kids see a huge piece of furniture that makes noise. Lat...
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by john aschenbrenner
Discipline and repetition don't work in kid's piano lessons. While they are the prime tools of a dedicated concert pianist or professional piano ...
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by john aschenbrenner
If one could describe the feeling inside a concert pianist's hands, it might be called The Piano Zone. Perfectly limber and loose and prepared fo...
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by john aschenbrenner
You could actually take piano lessons with Frederic Chopin, if you had enough social class and cash. His students were a mix of great artists ...
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