Ever wondered if it’s okay to play something but not know exactly what it is you are playing? Layer Method student Evelyn has a great question about that: “Good Morning Tim, I have a quick question for you. My fingers seem to be remembering where to go with the first four chords, but my mind [...]
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The Weird Trend In Declining Piano Sales
I read an interesting article this morning on the decline of piano sales. I wasn’t surprised myself but it really begs the questions as to why? Grand piano sales in 2005 were around 35,000 units. Now they are closer to 10,000 per year. Upright acoustic pianos, and digital studio pianos are also on the sharp [...]
Using chord charts this way could hurt your piano playing
Sherry has a great question about how to really know a song. Her words: "Hi Tim- This is a question that keeps playing in my mind: After figuring out the inverted chords and the best way for me to play a particular song, I wonder if there is a way to play the song without [...]
Is This The Purpose Of Life AND Playing Piano?
Recently I had a conversation with a very successful life coach. She asked me this question. "Tim, Do you know what the purpose of life is?" hmmmm...I said. Not really, I have been trying to define that for a long time. She said, "It's okay, you don't have to know because I am going to [...]
The Secret Piano Police I Just Found Out About
So apparently there are a group of "Jazz Police" that go around and basically ticket anybody not doing Jazz piano correctly. I've been at a conference for Internet Marketing all week in Boise Idaho. And yesterday I met a guy who is one of the best Jazz piano teachers online. He is like one of [...]
