UpperHandsPIano.com/blog Today I would like to talk about musical endings. In his wonderful book Things I Overheard While Talking To...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Part of being mindful in our lives is taking the time to think about how we will begin and end things. When I...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com If you study piano with me, you learn and practice chords. Chords are the foundation of all music (except for...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com One day when I was perusing a charming used book shop in London, I came upon this prize of a book, written in...

Pledge To Play 10 Minutes A Day Today we start our pledge to play 10 minutes a day, for 30 days. Even if you can’t commit to playing...

UpperHandsPiano.com/blog Dear Piano Lovers! I love that January is the time of year for new goals and added resolve. If you are reading...

blog.upperhandspiano.com We have hosted several month-long Pledge To Play: 10 Minutes A Day challenges. If you joined us, what I hope you...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com My parents are very social people. When I was growing up they had monthly couples’ poker games and dinner clubs....

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Musicality is the answer to the question, “How do we turn the notes on the page into music?” It is generally...

© Francisco Javier Alcerreca Gomez If you are taking piano lessons, having a practice plan could help you to reach your musical goals...

Sometimes we say, “Nobody’s perfect,” but do we REALLY embrace that? Do you actually accept yourself as you are? Do you accept your...

If you are my piano student, then you review a piece at the end of each lesson, as time permits. Although piano teachers are always...

blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Sometimes the best way to learn a difficult passage in your music is by practicing with your eyes closed. I...

There is some controversy in music education circles about when metronomes are useful and effective. My feeling is that metronomes can be...