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10 Reasons to Train Your Musical Ear
The Ear-Brain Connection If you’re reading this, you long ago trained the connection between your eyes and your brain so you could read English, which is the foundation for other …
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2 Simple Ways to Improve Your Musical Ear
If 10 Reasons to Train Your Musical Ear convinced you of the importance of developing a good musical ear for mastering the piano, you may be wondering how to get …
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Want To Be A Better Pianist? Sing!
The roots of music are in rhythm and song. One is a movement of the body, or the body banging on something, like a drum, and the other is the …
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What To Do About Tone Deaf Piano Students
Have you ever asked a student to sing part of a piece, and realized to your horror that they could not even accurately sing the pitch of a note played …
View ArticleBecoming a Self-Learning Pianist
Unlike K-12 school students, piano students usually spend just one hour per week with their teacher. The time between lessons is spent practicing what has been discussed in the lesson.…
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… at least when it comes to musical pitch. Musical pitch is the frequency (rate of vibration) of a note. More technically, it’s a psychoacoustical attribute of sound, because it …
View ArticleGames for Faber Piano Adventures Primer Level
When I use the Faber Piano Adventures books with a student, I like to take a timeout during lessons from focusing on the books to play a game. Here are …
View ArticleGames for Faber Piano Adventures Level 1
Try these games for Faber Piano Adventures Level 1 to test young students’ comprehension and develop their skills. Unit 1: Melodic Shapes Teacher draws a shape. Student plays a melody …
View ArticleFour Essential Practicing Strategies for Piano Students
Learn by Sight and by Ear Reading music is a vital skill, possessed by nearly all professional pianists. There is more music written for the piano than any other instrument. …
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