Exercises 11-20 Exercises 21-30 Exercises 31-40 Exercises 41-50 Exercises 51-60 These are exercises from Albert Lavignac's Complete Course in Melodic Dictation, performed in the way he describes in his instructions. The instructions are somewhat unusual: he directs that the exercises should not be played in...
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John Thompson: Teaching Little Fingers to Play
Here is a video of a complete play through of John Thompson's method book Teaching Little Fingers to Play.
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Why Every Pianist Needs A Practice Journal
Once you have been playing piano for a while, it will eventually take new strategies to continue your improvement. Especially once you may be in music school, it is going to take a lot of thinking to figure out how to manage all of...
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iLEAD Charter Schools: How to Get Free Piano Lessons
iLEAD Charter Schools: How to Get Free Piano Lessons An amazing opportunity that is available in Southern California to students who are pursuing homeschooling is called iLEAD Exploration, often called iLEAD Charter Schools or just iLEAD. In its own words, "iLEAD Exploration Hybrid is a...
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How to Use Passacaglia Loops to Improvise
There is a great essay by early music scholar and performer Nicola Cumer you can find here on Spiridionis that explains how to use a passacaglia bass line to improve your improvising skills. There are all kinds of fun ideas in here that I think...
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What is Deliberate Practice?
Deliberate practice. That term gets thrown around a lot by music teachers, but what exactly does it mean? The term has appeared in many books as well and gets discussed quite a bit in academic settings as well. Let me tell you what helped make...
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Three Strategies to Practice Sight Reading
Everyone who takes piano lessons has heard at some point that you are supposed to practice sight reading. But how are you supposed to actually get better at it, and at what point does it become fun instead of a painful process of deciphering notes...
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The Three Types of Piano Books Every Student Should Have
Over the years I have experimented with a lot of different piano books for beginner students, and I will continue to do so. It is important to me to find a book that I enjoy using and that the student can understand. I have come...
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An Interesting Creative Activity
Here is an improvisational strategy that works on a more intuitive level that can help you develop musical ideas. It works on any piece, but it is best to start with a shorter work with a clear form, like a minuet. First you need to...
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