When practicing the piano, it’s important to develop good practice habits in order to find and remove rough spots. Your goal should be to achieve perfection in order to get the most out of your piano studies. In the Part One of her series, Piano Practice That Pays, Dr. Lory Peters provided a variety of … Read more
To master the piano, lots of practice is needed. And a great deal of time spent in piano practice involves finding and fixing areas of your music that are not perfect. In the first part of her Piano Practice That Pays Off series, Dr. Lory Peters showed eight different techniques to help polish difficult practice … Read more
Here’s a common situation. You have a piano piece that you’ve been working on. You’re playing it pretty well — except there are a few rough spots that you just can’t polish. It’s pretty frustrating, isn’t it? Nearly all piano students have this problem. It’s all part of being a pianist, or any musician, really. … Read more
Choosing a piano teacher should be easy, right? Just find a teacher that is qualified and then get started. But, how do you know if a piano teacher is qualified? It’s not as easy as choosing other professionals. If you need medical or legal advice, you look for someone with the appropriate license in your … Read more
The following are excerpts from the video Piano Practice That Pays Off – Part One. You can watch the video on YouTube. Here’s a common situation. You have a piano piece that you’ve been working on. You’re playing it pretty well — except there are a few rough spots that you just can’t polish. It’s … Read more
Congratulations! You’re starting piano lessons with Dr. Lory. Your first lesson is coming up. Let’s get you ready by helping with the technical aspects of setting up the space in your home where you will practice and take lessons. Equipment So that you and Dr. Lory can see and hear each other, you’re going to … Read more
You will use Zoom for your online piano lessons. Zoom is an online audio and video conferencing system used to conduct video conferencing meetings. While Zoom can be used to connect hundreds of participants, in this case, there will be only two — you and Dr. Lory. If you haven’t used Zoom before, here is … Read more
I get this question a lot from older students, both beginners and those who took piano lessons when they were younger. It’s a fair question — when we age, we often believe that we are not capable of doing all of the things we once did. And while this might be true when it comes … Read more
The following are excerpts from the video Piano Practice That Pays Off – Part Two. You can watch the video on YouTube. What Are Articulations? An articulation is how we play a note. More specifically, it is how we start or end a sound. Articulations add color, dimension, and texture. Articulations make the music come … Read more
The following are excerpts from the video Piano Practice That Pays Off – Part Three. You can watch the video on YouTube. Ready to give up when you’ve tried everything to smooth out a rough spot and nothing is working? Well, help is on the way. Stay tuned. Hi! I’m Dr. Lory. Welcome back to our series. … Read more