In light of the fact that we’re having some pretty strange spring weather on both the east and west coasts, and because I have been...

Kylemore Abbey It’s March, and I’m enjoying practicing Irish tunes for a few upcoming St. Patrick’s Day gigs. Though I already have two...

Resolve! blog.UpperHandsPiano.com If you’re like me, you love making new year’s resolutions. The year ahead is a clean slate, filled with...

Dear Piano Peeps: UpperHandsPiano.com/blog Many of us piano students experience performance anxiety every time we play in front of...

© Carlosphotos | Dreamstime Stock Photos Let me begin with a painful confession: I abused my ears in my youth. I played keyboards in a...

Piano Brain! UpperHandsPiano.com/blog I am studying the effects of piano lessons on the brain at the University of Washington, and have...

http://www.lifehack.org/517069/science-says-piano-players-brains-are-very-different-from-everybody-elses I think it overstates a few...

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks ― Winston S. Churchill Today while I was...

Dear Piano Peeps: Today I hope you will join me in pledging to play the piano at least 10 minutes every day for the next 30 days (January...

I am fascinated by the concept of practice, because it has been such a charged word for me in the past. As a young child it was a...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Venezuelan virtuoso pianist/composer Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) believed that pedaling is like mixing paints on...

I am often asked for tips on how to practice most effectively. In my recent post entitled The Best Ways To Practice using the latest...

summer hydrangeas Now that July 4th has passed, you might be thinking about things you would like to accomplish this summer. Many...

Dear Friends:  We are SO pleased to announce… Songs of the Seasons: SPRING Upper Hands Piano: Songs of the Seasons, SPRING is now...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Dear Piano Peeps: One of the keyboard skills we need to develop is dynamic balance; and that is the ability to...

Dear Piano People Here is a video to expand on yesterday’s post about how to use FAKE BOOKS. I demonstrate some options for adding left...

Dear Piano Players: Our blog friend Nancy asked about using “Fake Books”. Fake Books are a wonderful way to learn popular music. They...

blog.upperhandspiano.com THE MECHANICS OF REPEATS Repeated sections in music cause confusion for many students. Especially when they...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com My students gather together 3 times per year at my Piano and Poetry parties to share pieces and poems. I used to...

UpperHandsPiano.com/blog I am so pleased to hear that some of you are doing a little improvising. It’s great to try something new, isn’t...