For many people, learning to read sheet music is as challenging as learning a new language. The different notations of sheet music may confuse people and discourage them from learning to play the...

If you think about it, our fingers and hands may be the dirtiest part of our body. They get sweaty and grimy, and on top of that, we also touch all sorts of things with our hands. Then, we touch our...

If you have played piano for a while, you may have heard or read that looking at your hands while playing is a bad habit. Is this true? And if so, why? I have always wondered about this because I...

You may have heard or seen piano players tapping their feet when playing. Why do they do this? Is it beneficial to their playing? And should you do it yourself? These are the questions I'll answer in...

When asking other piano players about the easiest and hardest scale to learn, many say C Major is the easiest, while others say C Major is the hardest. How can this be? Though it might seem...

With 24 major and minor scales, plus their modes and variations, it's overwhelming for a beginner who wants to learn some scales. That raises the obvious question: must you learn all piano scales? Is...