by John Douglas | Jan 4, 2021 | Announcements, Fun Stuff, Piano Lessons, Piano Tuning and Repair
I want to wish all of my students and piano tuning customers a Happy New Year and hope they all had a very Merry Christmas. I also want to thank everyone for supporting me in 2020. My wish for everyone in 2021 is health, happiness, and prosperity. Let’s keep the...
by John Douglas | Oct 14, 2020 | Piano Lessons
This year I’m celebrating 50 happy and satisfying years as a piano teacher! I was 13 and had been taking piano for 8 years when my piano teacher suggested I might take on a student of my own. Excited, I recruited a friend’s younger brother who was 9. Not long after...
by John Douglas | Oct 17, 2019 | Piano Lessons
Anna has been taking lessons for 3 years. She started at age 5 and is very creative. She composed a piece called ” Roses from Heaven ” that she played at her first piano recital. She did this on her own without any coaching from me. The second recital she...
by John Douglas | Aug 21, 2019 | Piano Lessons
The other day, one of my student’s Moms did a video of her daughter Payton playing “Moonlight Mist”. Payton did such a nice job I thought I would post the video on my Facebook page. Notice how she matches the mood of the music to the title of the piece by playing...
by John Douglas | Apr 2, 2019 | Piano Lessons
I periodically like to acknowledge a piano student of mine for hard work and accomplishment. Heavyn has been taking lessons from me for a little under 2 years. When she first got started, she didn’t have a piano at home. This didn’t stop her however. She...
by John Douglas | Oct 27, 2018 | Piano Lessons
I often get asked for advice regarding how to practice a new piece effectively. The following are my tried and true tips for effective practice. Tip #1 – Practice hands separately at first When learning a new piece start out practicing each hand separately. Focusing...
