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
Andrew Boyle
/ June 24, 2022
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
Andrew Boyle
/ June 23, 2022
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
Andrew Boyle
/ June 22, 2022
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?
Andrew Boyle
/ June 22, 2022
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
Andrew Boyle
/ June 20, 2022
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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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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