We are losing at an alarming rate the ability to create value, and then profit from the value we created. And I propose that one way to change this is by eliminating allowance, and instead charging your kids rent beginning at 6 years old. Increasing every year. Here’s my reasoning (feel free to be wrong [...]
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Why Making Mistakes Is Perfect When Learning Piano
Got this email from Sidney a while back sharing a huge mistake I often see with my Layer Method students. Email below *********** “Tim, I think I made a big mistake when I first started by trying to perfect each lesson before going to the next then trying to protect 2 then perfect 1&2 before [...]
There’s No Crying In Piano Lessons
Yet another Layer Method student blames me for bringing them to tears. Stephanie explains below: “Tim, I put this on my Facebook page. I hope it's okay. I'm just so grateful every time I sit down to play the piano it almost brings me to tears.” Stephanie Laundrie Sometimes I feel like old Tom Hanks [...]
Tips For Your First Live Piano Performance
If you want to play the piano…in front of others. Or in other words LIVE!…You will want to read this email. From Charlie: “Hi Tim, just want to say I've been really working this and have gone through some peaks and valleys but the amount of progress is so awesome! I'm going to make my [...]
The 10 Greatest Piano Players Of All Time?
Don't ask me why, but today I was Googling the top 10 greatest pianists of all time. Here's the list: 1. Sergei Rachmaninov 2. Vladimir Horowitz 3. Sviatoslav Richter 4. Arthur Rubinstein 5. Emil Gilels 6. Alfred Cortot 7. Glenn Gould 8. Alfred Brendel 9. Wilhelm Kempff 10. Arthur Schnabel How many have you heard [...]
