Jun 6 2017
What Every New Player Needs to Know
If you’ve ever seen somebody who is really good with lots of experience play it’s probably felt more like a magic trick than a skill to you. Learning to play the piano can seem incredibly difficult to people who have never even taken a lesson or played a scale before.
Playing the piano isn’t an impossibility or something that you’ll never be able to do though. Even if you don’t know a note or where to put your fingers on the keys to begin, you can learn to play the piano.
Use this guide to find out more about the best ways to learn. While you’ll need to learn in a way that’s right for you, knowing your options is important.
Consider Lessons
Learning to play the piano can seem very hard. If you just sit down at the keys and home to become the next Mozart it likely isn’t going to go well for you. Instead, getting lessons can help you learn the basics and more.
Even if you don’t want to take lessons forever, getting a few under your belt can help you learn what you need to know to familiarize yourself with the instrument. Your instructor will also be able to tell you what you should focus on learning when trying to teach yourself piano.
If you don’t keep taking lessons for a long time, make sure you check in with a teacher once in a while if possible. They’ll help point out potential bad habits and point you in the right direction so you don’t develop poor technique when you’re just learning.
Those can be very hard to get rid of after years of playing.
Have a Way to Play
It might seem obvious to some people, but having a way to play the piano is truly essential. While you don’t need a grand piano in your apartment, a workable keyboard or a friend or family member’s piano is important.
You’re going to want to practice at least three times per week, so having something to play at home is ideal. Some companies will even rent pianos and keyboards to students who aren’t ready to commit to buying yet.
Buy Books
Lessons are great, but sometimes you need to learn on your own as well. Buying music books for students that match your level can help you a great deal.
Buy one and then buy more as you progress. They’ll be worth their weight in gold for a beginner.
Jun 22 2017
Getting in Shape for the School Year
The summer season is well underway, and your child is ready to leave the work-filled school year behind for the most part. One thing that she shouldn’t leave behind, however, is the need to keep fit – staying in shape keeps you heart-healthy, motivated, mentally-stimulated and active. Besides, the school year will be upon you before you know it, and if she wants to try out for the softball team or the cheerleading squad, she must be able to keep up with the other athletes.
Increase Your Stamina
This, of course, means that workouts which target your cardiovascular system are essential for tackling anything that comes your way this summer and after. Although your first thought may be high-impact cross-training; this is necessary only for the most advanced athletes.
Power-walking, running, swimming – summer favorite and playing sports will get it done. In fact, walking may be better for some people because it goes real easy on the knees, while elevating your heart rate into calorie-burning territory.
Playing basketball, soccer or lacrosse can be a great way to get kids of any age into physical activity. A sport to which they gravitate won’t even feel like hard labor when the competitive nature takes over. Getting the right active wear is a another motivator for doing sports instead of playing with other children.
A Gym Membership for Weight Training
Getting a gym membership doesn’t need to be synonymous with building muscle mass; the main thing for children who intend to try out for school sports is stronger muscles. We’re not referring to lean muscle mass a bodybuilder would put on but the kind of muscle that will help limit injuries and improve performance.
In fact, you don’t strictly need a gym membership; body-weight exercises such as push-ups and pull-ups work quite nicely for teenagers and young adults. The gym adds the benefit of being around like-minded people, as well as learning more workouts from trainers and members.
Swimming Classes
The best thing about preparing your child – and yourself, for that matter – for working out this summer is that it will instill the importance of health. This lesson will serve them for the rest of their lives; even as the more immediate goal of making their junior high or high school team is right around the corner.
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