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by john aschenbrenner
The best piano book for kids is the book that gets them interested in the piano. Actually, even more important is your choice of teacher, for eve...
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by john aschenbrenner
Piano instruction books for children come in two types: conventional and new-school.
The conventional methods basically date back to 1853 when Ca...
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by john aschenbrenner
"You can only enjoy piano my way." The strict, conventional piano teacher conveys this to the student. These teachers don't care whether you enjo...
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by john aschenbrenner
Watch a pianist’s hands. They seem to be performing a wordless ballet. It looks like they are conjuring up a magical being with crossing, flutt...
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by john aschenbrenner
When children's piano lesson books are compared the result is mostly similarities. They all do the same thing in a slightly different way. But t...
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by john aschenbrenner
Einstein's violin playing took a gypsy turn when he improvised, often while thinking about mathematics. He was a very good musician. He could n...
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by john aschenbrenner
The effect of sugar on piano finger muscles is weakness, and it is almost instantaneous. Recently I made a chance discovery that improved the phy...
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by john aschenbrenner
What's wrong with children's piano education? What is causing the huge slide in interest? Why are piano stores closing? Why do people want their ...
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by john aschenbrenner
People ask me about piano for the very young. I get correspondence from many people who want to start their child at the piano at the age of two ...
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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
Basic piano chords are important for children. This is because chords are the DNA of music theory, and allow kids to play a simple accompaniment....
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by john aschenbrenner
99% of beginning piano teachers are inflexible, teaching the same rigid curriculum year after year. And year after year, 9 out of 10 kids reject ...
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