Here's a favorite holiday song that is super easy to play on the piano: We Wish You A Merry Christmas. This is song is festive and perfectly encapsulates the Christmas season. Here are two super easy versions of We Wish You A Merry Christmas in Middle C Position. One is notated on the staff, the other is off the staff. Click here to download sheet music: We Wish You A … [Read more...] about Free Easy Piano Sheet Music: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
For Parents
5 Tricks For Mastering White Piano Key Names
As I observe my piano student of all ages learning to play the piano, I’ve noticed that it’s very common to have trouble remembering the names of the white piano keys. Both children and adults can have difficulty remembering which piano key is which. It’s not that it’s hard to name the white piano keys. Even the youngest students can keep track of A-B-C-D-E-F-G. But rather, when you’re immersed … [Read more...] about 5 Tricks For Mastering White Piano Key Names
How To Help Your Child Succeed At The Piano
Signing your child up for piano lessons is a big decision and commitment. As a parent, a lot of the responsibility has fallen on your shoulders. You have to make sure you have a working piano and all the necessary books. You’re paying a bill for piano lessons each week. You’re driving your child to a weekly lesson and carving out time at home for practice. Naturally, you want to set your child … [Read more...] about How To Help Your Child Succeed At The Piano
Piano Parent Tips
Parents often approach me with questions about how to read and interpret all of those tricky sign and symbols in their child's piano book. This is understandable, because if a parent has no music background, reading music can seem like a foreign language. I'm always looking for ways to help parents crack the code behind music and to make it easy for them to help their child practice. I'm … [Read more...] about Piano Parent Tips
Overcoming Piano Recital Disappointment
As I was writing my Parent’s Guide To Piano Recitals, I started to include the topic of feeling dissapointed that many students experience after a performance. It’s an important and overlooked topic, so I wanted to give it the attention it deserves with it’s very own post. One aspect of playing the piano that nobody ever talks about is this strange feeling of let down that can happen after a … [Read more...] about Overcoming Piano Recital Disappointment
Parent’s Guide To Piano Recitals
Piano recital season is here! Most piano studios feature a big piano recital to wrap up the school year and to show off all of the wonderful progress students have made throughout the year. Many students probably have mixed feelings about recitals. The idea of performing in front of a crowd might make them feel a little bit nervous or scared, but they are also often a fun and encouraging … [Read more...] about Parent’s Guide To Piano Recitals