Great question from Mary this morning: "Started to practice lesson #1 last night and I do have a question. Is there an easy way to remember chords or will it just become automatic the more I practice?" I get this question a lot as well. And the answer is: It will be so automatic you [...]
March 23, 2016
March 22, 2016
Student Charlie shared with me a little link to a forum post by a traditional teacher titled… wait for it… …”I HATE self taught pianists!?” Then they went on to say this: “Ok, by self taught pianist, I mean the (insert vulgar slang) who sit at your piano and play chords and know the chord [...]
March 21, 2016
Been getting a lot of emails lately about choosing the right keyboard. So today, I am going to give you a quick checklist to help you make your decision. Here's what's important when buying a keyboard. 1) Weighted Keys 2) 76 Keys or more 3) External Speakers 4) Ability to Plug into sound system 5) [...]
March 17, 2016
Let's do a little bit of Q&A today. First question: QUESTION: I'm not sure I'm ready to start playing the black keys. Can you tell me when it's okay to start doing this? TIM: I'm always baffled by this question. Yet another example of the traditional teaching making things harder than they need to be. [...]
March 16, 2016
Most "heroes'" are anything but... ...let me explain. The Emperor wears no clothes is an old Danish story about an Emperor walking around Naked, but nobody would point out the obvious because they were afraid they might be chastized But I am not afraid when it comes to the topic of "Heroes" You see...There's a [...]
