I know it’s Sunday morning so don’t get offended quite yet.
Yesterday I left for a mini Wild Hogs ride across Iowa with a couple of buddies. All happily married with children and pretty much living the good life.
But every once in a while we need a little get away to really feel tough.
It got me thinking of something a Harley Davidson executive said in the efforts to persuade his board members of what Harley was really selling. It went like this:
“What we sell is the ability for a 43-year-old accountant to dress in black leather, ride through small towns and have people be afraid of him.
So true.
I’m not embarrassed to admit it either.
Im 42, driving through small towns, and hoping somebody may think I am actually tougher than I am.
It’s all about the experience.
The motorcycle is just a means to make it happen.
Traditional piano teachers would do a great service to their students if they truly asked what “experience” the student is looking for.
Chances are not very many would say:
-Learn scales
-Master music theory
-Play complex pieces from Mozart, Beethoven and the like
The majority would say this:
-Sit down at the piano and play songs I love.
They want to experience playing the piano. Not understand everything about it. It’s really not that much different than riding a Harley.
And if more traditional teachers would leather up and start developing programs around the experience the student actually wants then there would be a lot more piano players, and a lot less “people who used to take piano lessons but quit”.
But never fear because the Layer Method of Piano is here.
The Layer Method is all about one thing and one thing only.
Making sure you experience what it feels like to sit down at the piano, play songs you love with both hands, and have it sound rich, warm, and full.
That’s it.
Nothing more.
In the process we learn some theory.
In the process we master different playing techniques.
But regardless of any of that, it’s all about the playing experience.
You ready to hop on the piano and experience playing the piano?
Saddle up here:
