MusicBasics4Keyboard

MusicBasics4Keyboard

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  • Becoming a Better Musician
    I went from thinking I should be a better musician to believing I can be a better musician. One thing that impressed me about Mark’s approach is that it is based on scientific research into how the brain works. He teaches methods that are used by high performance athletes as well as world-class musicians to achieve their maximum potential. In six weeks I went from thinking I should be a better musician to believing I can be a better musician. If I can do it, so can anyone. It’s never too late to change! SOURCE: YouTube channel and website: Play in the Zone. This was a personal testimony under "What others are saying."


    Let's give these nine mindsets some thought. Here goes: focus, positivity, nothing is stopping me now, absence of self-doubt, no feelings of insecurity. I'm in control of this music, nothing else matters and I will succeed. Number nine: long hours of sight reading and putting my place in the role of composer. Works every time. It worked for me in my first performance class as a college student enrolled in a music education program. I began to play in what could best be described as a musical zone. At that moment I became one with the music and Brahms, the composer. I understood his mindset and musical training based on my training, memory and practice sessions. Thanks for listening.

    2 min
  • What is Raw Talent for Piano?

    Raw talent is a mystery. Learning to play piano is a building process utilizing various skills like imagination, the right psychological disposition (i.e. following instructions, reading sheet music, ear training and long hours of practice). Prior experience is helpful. Most students can learn to play piano at any age allowing for physical conditions like back pain, eye strain and attention span. Thanks for listening.

    5 min
  • Missing Chords Are Okay!

    The song is for early piano students. Practice self-confidence, scales and music at your level. Listen to advice from musically trained professionals. Consider taking and paying for private lessons at least twice a month. Thanks for listening.

    3 min
  • The Goal for Early Piano Students

    Learning to play a musical instrument should be fun. Increase your motivation by learning to play easy songs without chords. Next step is to read music with chords and play with both hands. Thanks for listening.

    4 min
  • Musetta's Waltz, Moonstruck & Romantic Comedy

    Fall in love with "Moonstruck" over and over again! Curses, infidelity, pasta. That's amore in this mesmerizing romantic comedy about a superstitious Brooklyn widow (Cher) who is ready to get married again. Only this time, she plans on doing it right - even if she has to say "yes" to a man she doesn't really love. When she unexpectedly falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother, what comes next is a romantic complication worthy of the greatest comedic operas. Source: 1987 DVD cover.

    5 min
  • Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven

    The words “Für Elise” mean “for Elise” in German. Bagatelle. This is the piece of music's type (other types include sonatas, etudes, symphonies, and so on). A bagatelle is a short, lighthearted, and generally frivolous piece of music. Similar words have also been used to describe this piece. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, Für Elise has joined his Fifth Symphony and Ode to Joy as one of the most famous, recognizable pieces of Classical music in the world. It's believed that Beethoven completed Für Elise on April 27, 1810, when he was 39 years old.


    "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (or simply "Joy"; German: Jesus bleibet meine Freude) is the most common English title of a piece of music derived from a chorale setting from the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723. Thank you for listening.

    5 min
  • The Best Poetry on the Web

    This poem titled Vintage Toscana is about grapes. If you would like to publish your poems in a book or on the web check out Allpoetry.com where this poem by Anshulaa can be found. Thanks for listening.

    3 min
  • About Future Episodes

    Inspiration has taken hold today regarding future episodes. I will be reading from coffee table books I've written about music from piano to Puccini and the art of the interview. Let's see how it goes for the next six months. Thanks for listening.

    5 min

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Greetings from North America. In 1990 I graduated from a small college in New Jersey with a music program where I majored in piano, attended concerts in NYC, and watched my first opera with Luciano…

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