When do you really know a piece? Is it after you’ve memorized it? Is it once you can play it often without any mistakes? Not necessarily…sometimes even if you can play a piece without audible mistakes, you might not know it very well…I found that out…after my teacher asked me to try some things ^^” [...]
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When do you really know a piece?
Posted in Helpful Questions, Technique, tagged Questions to ask yourself, Technique on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Piano Beginnings
Posted in Helpful Questions, tagged Questions to ask yourself on April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
First of all, I think it’s important to remember why you first began to play piano. Is it because you love music? Because your parents wanted you to? Because you just randomly had a piano sitting in the room and the fact that no one ever touched it started to annoy you? But even more [...]
About this Blog
Posted in Helpful Questions on April 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Hi, first of all, if you are reading this blog, then you probably know about my YouTube channel: philipawalker Well, it’s from there that I decided to start a blog. I received quite a few emails asking me for advice about playing piano, whether it’s about practicing, pedaling, arranging, technique, or just improving in general. [...]