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How to Add Emotion and Expression to Your Piano Playing

2024-11-28T15:24:34+00:00

When playing the piano, it is important to consider adding emotion and conveying to your audience the feeling behind each note and piece. Music is a language of emotions, and the ability to evoke various feelings through your playing brings a deeper meaning and concept to your performance. Here are some steps to help you add more emotion and expression to your piano playing. Understanding the Piece Before presenting and starting to play, it is important to study and familiarise yourself with the piece or song. What is its purpose, emotion, and story that it aims to convey to the audience? [...]

How to Add Emotion and Expression to Your Piano Playing2024-11-28T15:24:34+00:00

How to Structure Your Practise Sessions

2024-08-27T11:30:54+01:00

As a pianist, there are several training sessions you should focus on to become a professional pianist. 1. Proper Sitting Position at the Piano The correct posture before starting to play is one of the most important aspects of piano training. You should sit with a straight back and relaxed shoulders. Make sure your feet are stable on the ground and your arms are level with the keys. This helps you avoid tension and injuries, and allows for better control in playing. 2. Finger Exercises and Technique Always start with finger exercises at the beginning of your practise. These exercises help [...]

How to Structure Your Practise Sessions2024-08-27T11:30:54+01:00

How to Make Your Music Sing When Playing the Piano

2024-08-12T14:15:37+01:00

A skilled pianist is an artist who possesses a unique ability to touch the hearts of millions through their playing. These pianists have an unparalleled capacity to express deep emotions and feelings through music. Among these distinguished pianists are Vladimir Horowitz and Frédéric Chopin, who profoundly influenced audiences with their unique styles. The Emotional Power of Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Horowitz was known for his extraordinary ability to move the audience's emotions. Every note he played was filled with emotion, and he could convey deep feelings through the piano. His performance was characterised by power and expression, and his ability to control [...]

How to Make Your Music Sing When Playing the Piano2024-08-12T14:15:37+01:00

How to improve your piano playing in 5 ways

2021-09-29T11:26:40+01:00

As a piano student, there are times when it feels almost impossible to learn pieces that you want to perform or play because they are too difficult for you or because they are too far beyond your skill level. Learning pieces that are beyond your capabilities can be extremely frustrating at times if you do not approach them with the proper mindset and skill level. Every piece has a different level of difficulty depending on how it is composed; there is a right time and right level to learn them, as it is difficult to learn an intermediate level piece when [...]

How to improve your piano playing in 5 ways2021-09-29T11:26:40+01:00

I hate playing scales. Is there a way around it?

2021-07-16T20:29:36+01:00

A scale in music is a set of notes ordered according to pitch or frequency. It is a basis of the notes to be used in how a music or piece is composed. It is like a foundation or the structure of the harmonies that accompanies the melodies. There are many kinds of scales in music, depending on the structure of the distances of the notes. Aside from being knowledgeable about scales, it is also vital to include them in daily practise and learning to play them skillfully. Why is playing scales important? Playing scales is one of the significant pieces [...]

I hate playing scales. Is there a way around it?2021-07-16T20:29:36+01:00

Best exercises to improve legato playing

2021-07-01T06:25:14+01:00

Legato (meaning “tied up” or “tied together” in Italian) is a character of playing notes in a way that the notes will sound smoothly connected with each other. When a legato occurs, a note or several notes will have to retain its sound until a new note is produced so that there is no silence in between the notes. It is what makes melody sound seamless. A succession of notes should be played in legato when it is labeled with a slur, a curved line on top or below the notes, like an arc. Learning how to play legato is a [...]

Best exercises to improve legato playing2021-07-01T06:25:14+01:00

How to improve hand coordination

2021-07-01T06:31:18+01:00

Hand coordination is the skill to play the piano with fluency especially when playing with both hands. It is also the ability to execute passages proficiently even when your hands play passages that are entirely different from each other. Having excellent hand coordination in playing the piano will not only enable you to play the piano keys proficiently but it will also contribute in learning more advanced pieces efficiently. Sometimes, we will encounter pieces that are challenging to execute because our hand coordination is not enough or well trained. It can sometimes feel frustrating and demotivating, but do not fret because [...]

How to improve hand coordination2021-07-01T06:31:18+01:00

How to improve sound production

2021-06-10T09:22:48+01:00

Improving your sound production can contribute a lot when it comes to musicality and artistry because being fluent in sound production enables you to deliver the emotions of your music to your listeners. Not all musicians have the ability to produce sound that it can give so much emotions and can also touch people’s feelings. Sound production has a lot of factors when it comes to creating it. It requires a good set of skills and huge amount of understanding how sounds are produced. Making sounds for music varies from each musical instrument. All kinds of instrument are unique and are [...]

How to improve sound production2021-06-10T09:22:48+01:00

How to improve my technical piano skills

2021-05-14T09:03:48+01:00

What does it take to be an excellent pianist? What are the factors that contribute to becoming a proficient instrumentalist? Are you one of those enthusiasts hoping to become a concert pianist or maybe just wanting to perform inside the walls of your living room with your family as your audience? Probably you are wondering and looking for ways to make your piano playing better. Piano technique is one of the vital factors in becoming a proficient pianist and in this article, we will be discussing how to improve technical piano skills. Regular Practice Learning a skill does not happen overnight. [...]

How to improve my technical piano skills2021-05-14T09:03:48+01:00

How to practice arpeggios efficiently

2021-05-14T09:03:06+01:00

Arpeggio is a group of notes such as chords broken into a succession played in an ascending or descending order. It is also known as the “broken chord”. Arpeggios are commonly found in almost all piano pieces as chords are what give harmonies to songs and pieces. Being a pianist, learning how to play arpeggios proficiently is a huge advantage especially when you are aiming to learn and master a lot of piano pieces. If you are looking for ways to learn how to execute arpeggios excellently, you have come to the right place. In this article, you will discover how [...]

How to practice arpeggios efficiently2021-05-14T09:03:06+01:00

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