Layer Method students tend to do some disturbing things when they come across random pianos in public. At least disturbing to those who are stuck reading sheet music, but not to the rest of the listeners. And a while ago I sent you an email about Katie (pianofool student) and how she put on impromptu [...]
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There Are Only 3 Types Of People AND Piano Players Left In This World
A great friend of mine has a rockstar dad. His name is Jeff. Being that I grew up being raised by a single mom I've always been drawn to good, strong, family men. Jeff is one of those guys. He fishes, hunts, coaches, is stern when he needs to be, but also soft when it [...]
The Big Mistake With Traditional Piano Lessons
A traditional teacher friend of mine (meaning someone who bought by programs to learn additional ways to teach their students) sent me an interesting email the other day. Full disclosure here. I really like Mary, and she really cares about her students and like everybody else has successes and failures, but one line stood out [...]
The Case Against Smart Piano Teachers
Got a letter from Scott (current PianoFool student) on Friday. ****** “My piano playing is going much better than I ever thought it could. 8 or so songs I can play well with both hands (not ready to go public though). I have about 8 chords down and learning a few more. Been working on [...]
The 10 Stages Of Becoming A REAL Piano Player
Peggy has a great question: "What stages will I go through when learning the piano with the Layer Method Of Piano product?" interesting.... ...The people who are successful with the program typically go through 10 stages. Here they are: 1) Total disbelief that the Layer Method Of Piano is this easy and makes so much [...]