Summer Student Performance Video Series: Ruixi
’m recording a series of summer piano videos for my younger students. This is a performance by Ruixi. She’s playing “Ode to Joy” by Beethoven and “Yankee Doodle”.
’m recording a series of summer piano videos for my younger students. This is a performance by Ruixi. She’s playing “Ode to Joy” by Beethoven and “Yankee Doodle”.
Solfège, solfeggio, or so-fa names – they all refer to the same thing – the system of singing notes of a scale in “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti”. Remember the song in “The Sound of Music”? Like “do, a deer, a female deer; (Re!) ray, a drop of golden sun”? … Yes, whenever… Continue reading What is solfège?
Zachary plays a duet “Little Dog” with me. Find our Music on Wings Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XmwcQs
If you have just started learning to play the piano, or you’re looking into signing up some piano lessons for your kids, please be patient with yourself and your kids, and know that- It takes time to learn to play the piano. (Or to play an instrument in general) It seems easier to play the… Continue reading Piano Playing Takes Time
I always get asked about how much time a student should spend on practice. For me, I understand the busy schedule of a kid /adult, and frankly, I do not expect anyone to spend lots of time only at the piano as there are just so many things to do every day! Also, I am… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Piano Practice