Piano LessonsAre you looking for piano lessons? Are you trying to find the perfect teacher for yourself or your child in your local area? Are you a piano teacher looking to connect with more piano students? Are you simply just trying to find an online resource to give you the tools to learn to play the piano? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you have come to the right place! LessonRating is the premier online destination for piano students and piano teachers alike. For those looking for piano teachers, we feature a nationwide directory of qualified piano teachers that is updated daily. Browse by state or city and read about teachers in your local area. You can learn about their lesson rates, teaching schedule, music educational background and more. If you find one you'd like to connect with, simply give them a call or send them a message directly--it's that easy! If you are a piano teacher looking to connect with more students, let us help you! Take advantage of our network and enjoy increased exposure to students looking for piano lessons in your local area. Learn more about the benefits of our program and expand your teaching roster. Online Piano Lessons When it comes to mastering any instrument, the key to making continued progress is to have good learning tools. Since the web is a big place and there are many products to choose from, we have made it easier for you to find the best online piano programs by narrowing down what our experts feel are the best learning tools available. Whether you are a child or an adult, the programs we recommend will help you learn most efficiently and will get you closer to reaching your musical goals. Featured Piano Reading: Piano Scales Made EasyLearning scales on the piano is an essential part of becoming a good piano player. Unfortunately, it is also something that many students dread. After all, how much fun can it be playing the same notes up and down, over and over again? Although I can't promise to make scales the most exciting part of playing the piano, I hope to give you some pointers to make the most of this practicing and to learn it quickly and easily. Learn the Spacing between the Notes of Each Scale The easiest way to learn the notes of each scale is to start by understanding the spacing between each note in the scale. If you learn it this way, you can understand the scale as a collection of notes with a particular spacing instead of having to learn each note individually. Let's first consider learning your major scales. There are 7 unique notes in each major scale. There are 12 keys to learn those 7 unique notes in...Read More 5 Ways to Get your Child Learning PianoAfter most piano performances, I always enjoy talking with people in the audience who took the time to come out and hear me play. One of the most common comments I get is how long have you been playing? My response always the same: I started lessons when I was 5 years old and just seemed to stick with it! So many people I speak with express disappointment saying they wish they had started taking piano lessons as a kid or they wish they hadn't quit them so early. Since this comes up so frequently, I decided to investigate what it is that I feel keeps kids interested in learning the piano. There has to be some key factors as to why someone chooses continues to go down that path and why another abandons. In thinking about what has helped me and also in talking to fellow musicians over the years, I have come up with the tips below that will help your child enjoy piano lessons and help them avoid the feeling of being forced to go to see their piano teacher each week...Read More Finding a Good Piano TeacherAre you looking for a good piano teacher for yourself or for your child? Finding a good piano teacher can be difficult but the extra effort to find the perfect match will be worth it in the end. As with anything you learn, being able to connect with the person who is teaching you is one of the most important elements of any good learning experience. When you are learning piano, you should seek out a teacher who has experience with students of your level. You don't want to be stuck with someone who cannot teach beginners. On the flip side, you also don't want to be a more advanced student stuck studying with a teacher who is below your own level. Find someone who can really understand your current playing level and who has good ideas and methods for helping you complete your musical goals...Read More When the Saints Go Marching InThis video was posted to contribute to the thread at pianoworld.com about Joe who is working on When the Saints Go Marching In. The thread is here: http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/32/8075.html Great job so far Joe (he's only been playing for one week) My take in this video is to give the song more of a boogie/bluesy feel. I liked the post by Seaside Lee who's take on the song was a slower block chord type of feel leaving room for nice harmonic nuances. Adding the boogie feel to this song is simple if you approach it from the perspective of its three main chords: C, F and G. If you think of these as triads and learn the boogie bass pattern (shown in my left hand piano boogie bass video) over each chord, you can play this left hand pattern with the melody. As with anything, start slow and work your way up and keep the timing solid. You should practice it with a metronome or some sort of click track to help you with this...Read More |
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