Tips for Playing

Confidence and Nerves
Most people experience some level of nerves / fear playing in front of people and quite a few people experience this to a high degree. Depending on the leve...
Mon, 12 Dec, 2022 at 9:24 AM
Fingering Tips (FastPlay Style)
The ultimate goal of good fingering is to produce a smooth transition between the piano keys being played, by limiting the movement of your hands. R...
Sat, 2 Jul, 2022 at 6:45 PM
HAND CO-ORDINATION
Hand coordination is an area many people find challenging at first. Over time, when muscle memory kicks in, this becomes easier, but the following should he...
Wed, 17 Feb, 2021 at 2:17 PM
Hands Too Close Together? Hands Clash?
Brief Explanation If your hands get too close, you can move one of your hands an octave further apart, eg start your right hand 1 octave further to the rig...
Tue, 20 Apr, 2021 at 11:18 AM
Increasing Motivation To Practice
Increasing Motivation To Practice Here are some tips to help increase your motivation to practice:- choose a song that you would love to play - we ...
Thu, 4 Mar, 2021 at 1:10 PM
Is there a rule which inversion ( a, b or c ) to use?
Is there a rule which inversion ( a, b or c ) to use?   - when playing SingPlay style, as there is no melody, just accompaniment, you have the choice of an...
Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 at 11:05 AM
KEYBOARD HEIGHT AND SET UP
Ideally, the keyboard should be at a height so that your forearm is horizontal ie parallel to the ground. Usually this would mean that the keyboard is a few...
Sun, 21 Feb, 2021 at 6:20 PM
Left hand 'Ring Finger' difficulty
Regarding your 'Ring Finger' on your left hand, you are not alone in experiencing this issue,  its' actually quite common. It does take some pra...
Fri, 2 Apr, 2021 at 11:57 AM
Musecore.com
How to View Free Lead Sheets & Notation Sheets From Musescore.com musescore.com allows you to view lead sheets and notation song sheets for free. This ...
Thu, 25 Feb, 2021 at 9:49 PM
Playing a song you are not familiar with
I don't recommend playing song that you are not familiar with. It's best to pick a song that you know and like. If for some reason you have to learn...
Sat, 3 Apr, 2021 at 4:52 PM