Month: December, 2008

Bridge from Method Books to Classical Literature

26 December, 2008 (10:25) | Piano Lessons

It seems that there’s always a bit of a gap between the guided approach that most method books take and the approach you need to take when you dig into “real” classical piano literature. Because of that I was very interested to find the First Impressions Music and Study Guides. They present “real” [...]

Recording Tip – Minimizing Noise with Good Levels

19 December, 2008 (10:27) | Audio Recording

Some of the noise in recordings can come from your equipment itself. Most professional equipment is rated for what amount of self-noise or noise floor it has. One mistake that many beginners make essentially introduces more background hiss than necessary by recording at levels that are too week.
Any professional recording device should have [...]

Memory and Learning | The Brain

12 December, 2008 (10:54) | Practice, Training the Brain

Our brain is the most complex part of our bodies, the mysteries of how it works and stores information are still being researched and unraveled. I’ve spent some time in recent months thinking about ways to approach memorizing information. Most of the better approaches are along the lines of “Spaced Repetition” which essentially [...]

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano

5 December, 2008 (10:51) | Piano, Piano Lessons

Not too long ago I had someone mention the Christopher Norton Connections series. It’s more Jazz and popular oriented than some methods and is not aimed at the absolute beginner (Very Advanced Grade One is what the description over at Sheet Music Plus reads. It looks like an interesting series and I’m [...]