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...
by John Douglas | Jun 10, 2018 | Piano Lessons
Our annual Spring Recital was held at Grace Presbyterian Church at the corner of Nicholas Rd. and Calle Medusa in Temecula on Saturday, May 12th at 11:00am. The recital featured piano performances by John Douglas’ students as well as John Douglas himself. The...
