Author Archives: Daniel Lloyd

It seems so easy to make the piano sing! Even a cat can tread lightly across a piano keyboard and produce notes perfectly in tune and with exquisite tone. And yet, as every piano beginner knows, playing the piano – whichever genre of music you pick – is not easy. There are so many thingsContinue reading “2. What are foundation keyboard skills?”

Beginners on most musical instruments can spend long hours learning simply how to produce a pleasing sound. Beginner pianists, on the other hand, have only to push a piano key and they are rewarded with a tuneful, bell-like sound. In fact, an upright piano usually has 88 keys. Lucky pianists! So many pitch-perfect, beautiful sounds,Continue reading “1. Why No Notes?”