I've been noticing a trend with our younger workforce. There seems to be a huge lack of, what I call, a "sense of urgency". And since I don't believe you can train this in someone, I have figured out an ingenious (if I do say so myself) way to hire properly. Here's the backstory: For [...]
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How Many Lessons Does It Take To Get Good At Piano?
Rhonda definitely gets what the Layer Method Of Piano is all about. Her words: "Thank you! Thank you for offering a reasonably priced learn-to-play piano program. $97 is reasonable to me as an hour lesson with a local person is at least $25 per and I gained far more in your series than I would [...]
10 Signs Your Getting Older And Loving it!
Weird things are happening in the Mitchum household. It all points to "getting older" Ah!!!! Here are the top ten things I notice happening: 1. Wheel of fortune has somehow started showing up (and staying on) our TV 2. Up at 5:30, racing to bed by 9 3. Coffee has become a very important part [...]
The 10,000 Hour Rule Applied To Piano
There's a rule made popular (for people wanting to master something) by Malcolm Gladwell and his book Outliers called "The 10,000 hour rule." Here's the gist: "Based on research suggesting that practice is the essence of genius, best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the idea that 10,000 hours of appropriately guided practice was “the magic number [...]
Do You Ask Yourself This Dumb Question?
Recently, a student asked: "How many songs should I be able to play before I can call myself a piano player?" My answer: That's a dumb question. Not dumb as in the person asking it is dumb. Dumb as in you can't actually measure this. What matters is level of enjoyment. Do you enjoy it [...]
