Got a really interesting, and personal question from Joe (current student) the other day. “Have you every been in those moments where you are in a situation with other musicians who are clearly more advanced than you. If you have how have you dealt with it?” Joe ummm…. …yes, like pretty much every time I [...]
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Why I Love Obvious Adams (And Maybe You Should Too)
There is a great little book called "Obvious Adams" It's a story about a young boy who started from nothing and rose to the head of a huge advertising agency. Making millions of dollars back in the early 20 century. But the truly interesting part about the story is that Obvious Adams was truly an [...]
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 [...]
Weird Question
Here's the question I got: "If you had a gun to your head and had to give me 3 tips that would drastically reduce the time it takes for me to learn piano, what would they be?" I am pretty sure this will never happen. If it did though, I'm positive the first thing I [...]
