For the 18+ years old adult, studying the piano for the first time in their life, I believe you should avoid three “pitfalls” to assure realistic progress. These pitfalls are unscrupulous online vendors, bogus review sites and well-intentioned piano instructors that don’t have innate rhythmic coordination. They don’t and can’t play with feel!Too often, deceitful online merchants that offer 15+ “bundled” DVDs, guaranteeing the success of the piano aspirant, mesmerize adults seeking online piano instruction, through their storefront image.The problem with purchasing “zillions” of DVDs is that the adult student spends more time operating their DVD player as opposed to using that energy in the application of scales, arpeggios and harmonic studies. If learning the piano was as easy as watching a DVD, everybody would play the piano well!Now understand, video references are helpful, BUT you don’t need a video for each and every concept when clear and concise written instruction is sufficient. This is why I “pepper” my eBooks (electronic book) with short video clips, for additional clarification.95% of all Play Piano Review Sites Are a JOKE!They’re jokes because they are not owned by professional music educators or performers. Super Affiliates promote all […]
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Recording a CD used to be a very expensive, very complicated process. With fairly basic equipment and free software you can now do a fairly reasonable job at home.Did you know that you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to get a demo recording done? and you shouldn’t need to spend your hard earned dollars on equipment either!When I was in my first band and we wanted to have a demo recording done we would spend hundreds of dollars going into studios and getting tracks laid down.It would take hours and they’d have these huge 24 track analog recording machines and enormous mixing desks that looked really impressive.The reality is that it is the music that you produce that’s the important thing… not how flashy the equipment is!After a few of these experiences I decided to start my own home studio - so I purchased mixing desks, microphones and software for my computer. I was constantly playing and fooling around.I spent thousands of dollars on all this equipment - I had mixing desks, dat machines and the works!When I had my first child we didn’t have the space for the home studio anymore - so it had to go! […]
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