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Suggested Practice Techniques
Please note: The following material was taken from – http://pianoeducation.org/pnotchld.html#Practice%20Techniques . HOW OFTEN AND HOW LONG SHOULD I PRACTICE? Practicing needs are different for each student, but a good starting goal is 30 minutes a day. You may wish to split the time up into 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes…
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How to Help Your Child Practice at Home
Please note: The following material was written by Martha Beth Lewis, Ph.D. The most important part of music study takes place at home, not at the lesson. At home, the student tries out new ideas, plays his assignment as specified, and has fun experimenting. Note: I am going to use practice here because…
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How Parents Can Help the Teacher
Please note: The following material was written by Martha Beth Lewis, Ph.D. When your child begins lessons, the child does the piano-playing, but -you- make a commitment of time, energy, and money. Here are some tips which will help you realize the greatest reward from your investment. Find the Best Teacher You Can…
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Parental Roles
Please note: The following material was taken from – http://pianoeducation.org/pnotchld.html#Parent . Many successful musicians regard their parents’ influence and inspiration as the most important in sparking their own interest in serious music. Whether or not your child makes a career of music, your efforts in bringing the world of music to your child will…
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Some Common Misconceptions About Piano Lessons
Please note: The following material was taken from http://pianoeducation.org/pnolsmis.html . Starting Lessons “You only need lessons if you want to play the classics.” Learning piano is a lot more than just being able to “plunk out” a few tunes. If you’re going to carry any skills over to other music, no matter the type, you’ll need…
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Developments of the Modern Piano
Interior of an upright piano, showing the felt-covered hammers. The tuning pins can be seen at upper left. In the treble range shown, each note has three strings. In the period lasting from about 1790 to 1860, the Mozart-era piano underwent tremendous changes, which led to the modern form of the instrument. This revolution was…
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Early history
Although there were various crude earlier attempts to make stringed keyboard instruments with struck strings, it is widely considered that the piano was invented by a single individual: Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy. It is not known exactly when Cristofori first built a piano, but an inventory made by his employers, the Medici family, indicates…
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Piano
Piano is the general name given to a musical instrument classified as a keyboard, percussion, or string instrument, depending on the system of classification used. The piano produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers that immediately rebound allowing the string to continue vibrating at its resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through the…
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Piano – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Please note: The following material was taken from http://pianoeducation.org/pnopnfaq.html#Basics . Piano – Basics and History Q: How and why was the piano invented? A: The mechanical genius Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano around 1700. The name piano is actually a shortened version of the Italian term pianoforte, meaning soft-loud, and referring to the fact that the…
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. ~Johann Sebastian Bach
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