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Piano Hints and Tips

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Lessons
Age

What is the best age to start piano lessons?

It's never too early to introduce your child to music. It's long been known that music has many benefits to children's development...
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First Lesson

What to expect from your first lesson

The first lesson is all about getting to know you, the pupil - what stage you are at with playing, what your musical interests are and how best you might learn. It's also for the pupil to feel comfortable in the teaching environment and to ask any questions they have. For some children...
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Child
Practice

How to support your child's piano practice

If your child is learning to play the piano there are lots of things you can do to help them to practise at home, even if you do not play or read music yourself. Here are a few suggestions...
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Purchase

What type of piano should I buy?

There's no easy answer to this question! A lot of it comes down to personal choice, budget and the space available.
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Methodology

Piano Safari: a new method for beginners

Most beginners to the piano will start with a method or tutor book. Method books provide a structured introduction to the concepts a beginner needs to understand to play the piano...
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Position

How to sit at the piano

The main thing to remember when you first sit down at the piano is that you want to be relaxed....
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Practice

Piano practice essentials

Not sure how best to practise in between lessons? Here are some hints and tips...
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Practice

Piano exams: what are the options?

Many of us who had music lessons as a child will remember, perhaps with a shudder, the traditional exams...
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My Favourites
Composers

My favourite classical piano composers

There are so many to choose from! But here are some of my favourites...
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History

History of the piano

The development of the piano goes back many centuries. One of the earliest widely used stringed instrument with struck strings was the hammered dulcimer, which was a kind of box with strings stretched across it.