Why Most Piano Teachers Can’t Help You Create Your Own Music!
Most piano teachers have no problem teaching technique or note reading from textbooks. This is what they’re good at. In fact, this is the bread and butter of their curriculum because they can make a lot more money by stretching out the “learning process” ad Infiniti.
But, most piano teachers have trouble guiding students and helping them learn how to trust themselves. Why? Because they aren’t trained in this! They’re trained in getting you from point A to B and while this linear approach satisfies many… it won’t help you with your own artistic expression.
Listen, if you want to spend years learning how to play other peoples music (no matter how good it is) then great. You’ll be taught this and
...up with radios, hifi's and finally stereo's blaring. Even though we were preacher's kids we loved the popular music of our day. I have fond memories of my sister and me standing on the sidewalk outside our home, holding sticks ...
And what will you have? The ability to read what other people have written in order to play what other people have composed. Thiink about this! Would any other artist, be it writing, painting, whatever.. spend 3 years learning how to write another persons book or paint another artists picture? No way!
The bottom line is - if all you’re interested in is note reading and playing other peoples music, then most any piano teacher will do. If, however, you want to be able to improvise and create your
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Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music’s online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Stop by now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano lesson!