With just 10 minutes per day of practice I’m going to show you how you can absolutely dominate your piano scales. You’ll develop smooth, even, fast piano scales without all of the frustration. After reading this blog post, get right to a piano and start practicing. The sooner you can apply these lessons, the better. You’ll get way more out of this if you take action right away. Why Piano… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn how to cut your piano practice time in half and double your results using accelerated learning techniques. We’re going to go through how to work smarter, not harder, and get more from each minute of your piano practice time. Also, I’m going to discuss the crazy thing I learned from accidentally recording my piano practice session. The results from this absolutely shocked me and I’ll… continue reading
What separates good piano players from GREAT piano players? After working with more than 100 students I’ve learned what makes certain piano players standout. I’ve seen how some piano players slowly progress over time while others seem to have their piano skills ramp up and develop MUCH faster. Today I’m sharing those insights with you. The Two Things That Separate Good from GREAT Piano Players Becoming a great piano player… continue reading
This is not your grandma’s version of “Mary Had a Little Lamb!” Today I’m going to teach you how to play a COOL version of the song. If you’re a beginner and it LOOKS challenging, just know that it’s actually much easier than it seems. I’ll show you EXACTLY how to practice this updated version of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” but it only works if you follow along step-by-step.… continue reading
Today I’m going to teach you exactly how to play “Don’t Stop Believin.’” More importantly, I’m going to teach you how to get it hands together and the progression you want to go through because it’s a much more detailed progression than most people think. You can use this same progression to get any song hands together. Before we get started, I want to make one thing clear – this… continue reading
Piano performance anxiety is completely normal, I even continued to have it years after my first performance, but it can be minimized with the right preparation. In this blog post you’re going to learn about a 7 day step-by-step plan that includes my five “gauntlet exercises” you can use to reduce performance anxiety. One thing I realized as I had more and more piano performances is that there is a… continue reading
Every beginner piano player struggles with playing hands together. This is one of the most frustrating, mind-numbing feelings you have when you’re just getting started playing piano and it’s also a big reason why so many beginners quit. If right now you’re struggling to play with both your left hand and right hand together you may be thinking “My mind just isn’t wired to play hands together” or “I’m just… continue reading
My piano teacher in college had the same old routine every piano lesson. He was a busy guy. So as I was warming up with my scales, he’d be checking over his emails, scheduling his appointments – his eyes glued to the computer. But today would be different. He didn’t know it yet – but I was about to blow his mind. It was my first lesson back after summer… continue reading
Hey it’s Zach again… Wanted to tell you a story about my friend Donnie. It doesn’t seem like it relates to piano but actually… It does. Just not in the way you’d think it would… Donnie is… let’s just say… Huge. As in muscle huge. Six pack. Biceps. He looks like a friggin’ G I Joe action figure. If I didn’t know him better I’d say he was taking steroids.… continue reading
I want you to try this. It sounds weird. You’ll look like a fool. But just try it. Go outside cross your arms in front of you and run as fast as you can. I just did this before writing this post… My neighbors looked at me like I was an idiot XD Here’s the thing… no matter how fast of a runner you are, no matter how strong your… continue reading
