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How to Play the Piano - For Adults Only!
By Ronald Worthy · 17 years ago
You’re never too old to start learning how to play the piano. There are SO many online instruction programs today, that I know it can be very confusing. It is my intent that this article ...
Play Piano - Preparing to Practice
By Ronald Worthy · 19 years ago
When the practicing "blahs" strike, you just need an attitude adjustment. You don't have to sweat blood to practice well. You don't even have to think of it as work, or duty, or even something ...
Play Piano - There Is No Substitute for Practice
By Ronald Worthy · 19 years ago
There is no substitute for practice. By spending a couple of hours with your instrument every day you develop a special relationship with it.
You need to have a regular practice routine that contains certain ...
Play Piano - How to Play Piano By Ear
By Ronald Worthy · 19 years ago
Training your ear is much the same as training your dog: you keep shouting orders at it until it recognizes what a certain sound means.
For example, if someone sat at your piano and kept ...
Play Piano - How to Play Shell Voicings
By Ronald Worthy · 19 years ago
Shell voicings are simple but functional.
They make use of the root and either the third of the seventh any chord. Sometimes referred to as "shell" voicings, these are commonly used as left-hand accompaniment in ...
How to Play Piano and Write Music
By Ronald Worthy · 19 years ago
You are neither too young nor too old to play piano and compose. If you think otherwise, get that fairy tale out of your head.
A few geniuses began at age 3 and burned out ...