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"But I don't want to practice!" - Having trouble keeping your motivation to practice piano? Check out the latest post to learn one trick to keep you practicing every day and loving it.

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But I Don’t Want to Practice! – Piano Blog

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Piano (and Life?) Progress, Technique, and Patient Growth – Piano Blog Topics in this video include: Persistence and patience even though bad habits keep coming back. Focusing on one new habit at a time. Remember why you p...

Getting Over the (Practice) Hill | Piano Blog Here’s an analogy I used today in a lesson, use it if you think it’s any good. People tend to underestimate the power of repetition in practice. And sometimes it’s that...

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How to Buy a Piano | Piano Blog Uncategorized How to Buy a Piano March 25, 2015 Matt Leave a comment Since I’m a piano teacher, I get asked quite a bit about how to go about finding a new piano. So here’s my quick and easy guide to purchasing your new piano or keyboard. What you may not know is that the piano is such a specialized…

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Recording your Piano Practice | Piano Blog Something that’s come up a couple times today in my teaching is the use of video or audio-recording to help in piano practice. Not only does recording yourself help you self-teach, it focus…

Basically where I sit down and talk randomly until I decide to turn off the camera. I might try this a few more times.

Approaching Piano Lessons with a Learner's Attitude How can attitude make the difference when you're learning the piano. (Or anything else for that matter!)

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What is Your Pre-Performance Checklist? | Piano Blog What do you do before you play? Do you find that you or your students often start a piece only to ask...

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How to Practice Every Day | Piano Blog I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the role that habits play in our day-to-day lives. Developing skill at the piano, like...

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How to Fix Notes and Fingerings | Piano Blog A huge part of playing the piano involves learning correct physical habits. So what happens when a habit doesn’t lead to the desired result? And what happens when that bad habit tends to stick? Any teacher has experi…

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Focused Listening to Develop your Color Palette | Piano Blog People who tend to err on the “big picture” side of things often find it difficult to develop a refined sound. They may splash around, missing notes, feeling a bit out of control and like everything is “tough”...

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Practice Like a Personal Trainer | Piano Blog Have you ever wondered why it is that personal trainers usually have great physiques? Probably you haven’t, because the...