I'm back to teaching piano lessons this new semester. I like many methods of teaching. One approach I've been using is from Car...

 It's been awhile since I've sent out my monthly newsletter. I was just getting around to doing that when I received a notice an...

Welcome to Friday Freebie! I thought I'd get back to the swing of things this summer. If you're looking for free print outs t...

Left hand writing the German word "Linkshänder" (left handed). (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) So many of you have asked for...

Image via Wikipedia When you are sitting at your keyboard or piano , do you see patterns on those keys? Here's what I mean: 1. Chromati...

Monday's Mail! Hi There, Awhile back I wrote in my blog about Fill ins for the beginner . I mentioned that every fill in pattern use...

I've been giving private piano lessons to all ages for quite sometime now. I have to agree with Keith Fletch, "The reality of life ...

A foundation for Scales and Licks is so important! Take a look at these great teaching videos for improv , scales and fills: * Learn Majo...

“ A SYSTEM “ WHAT IS IT? IT’S WHAT YOU NEED! SCALES - 12 BASIC SCALES: C- C#- D- Eb- E- F- F#- G- Ab- A- Bb- C 8 NOTES TO A SCALE KEY C#- (...

Mary Had A Little Lamb is a very easy song to play because you only need to know a few notes. If you read music, here are the right hand m...

There are courses aimed at teaching you everything you need to know to play chords by ear. From major, minor, diminished, and augmented to m...

MODAL MUSIC began in ancient Greece. Influence by the Greeks, the early church used a system of MODES- almost all music written before the 1...