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Do you teach complete beginners, and do I need my own piano?

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March 24, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs Leave a Comment

Yes and not necessarily. I teach all levels, and all ages – and most styles of music too, ranging from classical to blues and boogie woogie! It doesn’t matter if you cannot read music, and have never even touched the keys on a piano. I can teach you from scratch to read music, and it […]

Should I learn music theory?

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March 19, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs Leave a Comment

A lot of people get put off from learning the piano because they think they have to spend hours revising music theory – but this isn’t true. You don’t have to learn that much in order to play and enjoy the piano. It is however extremely important that you do learn at least a little […]

What does perfect pitch mean?

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March 18, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs Leave a Comment

To put it simply, someone who has perfect pitch (also called absolute pitch) is able to identify and recognise the pitch of a note, or produce any given note. This ability can be demonstrated in numerous ways. For example, the individual could demonstrate by naming the note they hear, they could sing the note back, […]

What are bad habits when playing the piano?

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March 13, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs 2 Comments

There are quite a few bad habits, which are all easy to pick up. Most of the time it’s pianists who teach themselves who pick up bad habits, because your piano teacher can easily spot them and help instantly, or prevent them from happening in the first place. So if you are teaching yourself to […]

Should I take piano exams, and are they important?

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March 12, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs Leave a Comment

It really does depend on what you ultimately want to achieve, and how much practice and effort you have time to put in. Speaking from experience, taking piano exams can be fun, extremely rewarding, exciting, excellent for learning, and also nerve racking, stressful, and difficult. If I were able to go back in time and […]

Should you push your child into piano lessons?

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March 11, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: General 1 Comment

If your child wants to learn to play the piano, then it’s important to give them encouragement. But there is a fine line between encouraging your child, and pushing them into something they don’t want to do. The difficulty however with children is that they don’t always know what’s best for them, and as a […]

How often should my piano be tuned?

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March 9, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs Leave a Comment

Ideally a piano needs to be tuned at least 2-3 times a year to keep the piano well maintained. But a lot depends on how often you play. For example, if you only play once or twice a week, then you may get away with just twice a year. If you play quite frequently, then […]

What does 4/4 mean and what is a time signature?

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March 6, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs, Tuition Leave a Comment

What is a time signature? If you look at a piece of music you will notice that at the beginning there are some numbers which sit on top of each other. This is a time signature, and tells the reader how many beats per bar there are. But what does the 4/4 mean exactly? The […]

What do the pedals do on a piano?

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March 5, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: FAQs, Tuition Leave a Comment

There are typically three pedals on a piano. From left to right, the first pedal is called the soft pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal (usually found in American-made grand pianos), and the sustain pedal (or damper). On some pianos the middle pedal is used as a muting function (not sostenuto), so the keys […]

Keeping in tune with the piano

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March 3, 2014 by Martin Filed Under: General Leave a Comment

Having recently written a fair few blogs, articles, FAQs and what not, I’ve been studying and researching the internet in some depth. I try and read as much as I can to see what everyone else is talking about, and to also get the creative juices flowing. So, after reading lots of blogs and watching […]

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