http://musiah.com The feed for Musiah Blog. 2013-04-19T17:57:25 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Umbraco 4.0 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/may/learn-to-play-piano-online-review-by-father-of-5.aspx Today, I am especially thrilled to share with you this review of Musiah's online piano lessons from father of 5 kids, Oscar Ortiz Sr. He has a wonderful family, and they hail from Fullerton CA, Unitd States. Daniel (age 11) is featured opposite.   Not only was Oscar Sr. kind enough to send me this review, he also sent in four fantastic videos (further down) that show just how well each of his kids is learning with Musiah's piano lessons, both in terms of their playing skills and their ability to ... 2013-05-16T10:08:46 16564 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/may/piano-method-definition.aspx From time to time, people ask me “What is the Musiah Piano Method?”   Occasionally, they even ask, “Exactly what is the Musiah Piano Method?”— in other words, they are really asking me to define it.   So it got me thinking, it’s one thing to describe it (as per The Best Piano Method page), but can it be defined?   It’s rather like trying to define something like kung fu insofar as it is a number of things on different levels.   Is it (kung fu) physical techniques or moves? Yes. Is it a system of ... 2013-05-10T14:06:45 16546 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/april/learning-to-play-piano-online-review.aspx I’m humbled and delighted to report that the positive reviews of Musiah’s online piano lessons keep on coming.   But what’s interesting about this review is that it’s from a retired teacher — Mrs Kath Godfrey of Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne, Victoria.   Anyone who has been a teacher knows what it takes to deliver quality lessons effectively. There is a huge amount of planning, preparation and thought that goes into creating really good, effective lessons in any subject, especially learning to play ... 2013-04-12T11:20:33 16526 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/april/learning-to-play-piano-introduction.aspx Easter means something different to each of us. For many, it’s an opportunity to spend time with family, though this year my family’s Easter was somewhat different.   My Dad, a retired doctor, sadly passed away on Saturday 23 March in the early hours of the morning after a long battle with cancer. So, my wife and I travelled down to Melbourne for the week leading up to Easter to be with my Mum and my brother and his wife, and to attend my Dad’s funeral which was held on the Wednesday 27 March (just ... 2013-04-04T23:46:44 16520 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/march/learn-to-play-piano.aspx Learning to play piano or keyboard has many benefits that are well known and often written about.   Some of the more commonly highlighted benefits of learning to play piano include: Boosts self-esteem Increases self-discipline Provides a medium for self-expression Helps with learning at school Makes you smarter Gives you a life-long social and leisure skill   All of these are of course true. But perhaps the greatest benefit of all is one that is rarely if ever mentioned — the development of split ... 2013-03-22T11:25:53 16513 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/march/online-piano-lessons-software-company-leads-way.aspx Daily we welcome folks from all over the world who visit www.musiah.com either to learn to play piano or to find out more about the lessons we offer. But today I have a question specifically for our Australian visitors…   Why is it that Australians pay so much more than consumers in other countries for all sorts of goods from cars and clothes to computers and software?   It happens on so many fronts, but nowhere is the ripping off of Australians more blatant than in the field of downloadable software.   In ... 2013-03-15T09:49:40 16505 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/february/learning-piano-online-review.aspx I was delighted to receive this new review of Musiah’s online piano lessons just in from Rebecca Hatch, a mom from Utah in the U.S.A.   Her son Jake, age 13, has been learning piano for over two years, so I was particularly interested to hear what Rebecca had to say about his experience learning piano online with Musiah compared to learning with a private piano teacher.   ------------------------------------   We think Musiah is great. My 13 year old son just loves it. We are now starting our 11 ... 2013-02-21T10:28:17 16485 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/february/piano-lessons-system-for-learning-piano.aspx Recently I was asked an interesting question about the teaching method used in the Musiah piano lessons. The question was…   Do you have any particular techniques for rapidly learning and memorizing a piece of piano music?   The answer is of course, yes. There are many elements in the Musiah piano teaching method that combine to form a holistic approach to teaching students the motor, intellectual, problem-solving, and artistic skills involved in learning to play the piano efficiently, and in particular ... 2013-02-14T17:00:33 16479 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/february/musiah-review-by-michael.aspx Michael is a young man in his early twenties from Watsonia (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) who has previously had approximately one year of keyboard lessons when he was in grade 6 at Primary School.   He started learning piano with Musiah in early December and despite a break of around four weeks over the holiday season, he has made excellent progress, learning around 20 songs so far. To my mind, what makes this a very unique and personal review is the candid way Michael describes not only his ... 2013-02-08T08:31:29 16469 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/february/piano-classes.aspx While lots of people appreciate Musiah’s piano classes online, every so often, it occurs to me that the students who most appreciate Musiah’s piano classes are often people who have learned piano/keyboard before. Whether they have tried piano classes with a traditional piano/keyboard teacher or through an online/software piano/keyboard course (like the Musiah piano classes), their prior experience gives them something to compare Musiah’s piano classes to.As it happens, I encountered one striking ... 2013-02-01T11:09:25 16460 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/january/how-to-play-piano.aspx   There are countless approaches to answering the question of how to play piano in articles online, in blogs, magazines and journals, not to mention the occasional dinner-table conversation at my place.   Some answers take a music theory approach focusing on things like the names of the keys of the piano keyboard, how to place your hands on the keyboard, how to read sheet music, etc. while others take a more pedagogical approach focusing on such areas as how to teach yourself to play piano, methods ... 2013-01-25T12:20:15 16440 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/january/piano-exams.aspx Thinking about sitting a piano/keyboard exam? Whether you are considering piano/keyboard exams for kids or adults, for beginners or advanced grades, many parents, teachers and piano/keyboard students have the mistaken view that sitting piano/keyboard exams is more important and beneficial than it really is. At the extreme end of the scale, back in the days when I used to provide piano/keyboard examining services to ANZCA, I was once asked by an Indian lady – the mother of a 7 year old boy who had ... 2013-01-17T11:03:29 16429 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/january/online-piano-lesson-review-by-kate-ward.aspx Today I’d like to share this review of Musiah’s online piano/keyboard lessons sent in by Kate Ward from Carnegie (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), an adult student (of Musiah’s piano lessons) and mum who has been learning piano online with Musiah for a few short weeks. Since beginning her lessons in mid-December, Kate has learned (at the time of writing) around 33 pieces from the Musiah piano syllabus as well as other pieces from an external piano book that she is now able to teach herself to play ... 2013-01-11T12:18:48 16415 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2013/january/learn-how-to-play-piano-in-2013.aspx One of my favorite things about a new year is that it’s a perfect time to reflect on your life so far, an opportunity to take stock of the direction you have been going in, and to implement positive change to improve and shape your life to be more like what you truly want it to be. One aspect of my life for which I am eternally grateful is that it has been blessed with the gift of music.   This of course primarily stems from the piano/keyboard lessons I received as a child, but also through learning ... 2013-01-08T12:18:06 16411 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/december/musiah-online-piano-lesson-review-by-alberto.aspx What a fantastic year 2012 has been. We have received incredible support from our students all around the globe (thank you everyone), and many wonderful reviews including this delightful new review just in from Aberto Lopez Roza, all the way from Spain.   Since starting to learn how to play piano/keyboard online with Musiah in October because a friend recommended it, Alberto has learned to play more than 60 songs. Here's what he had to say about his personal experience of learning piano through ... 2012-12-27T09:46:27 16402 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/december/can-you-learn-to-play-piano-keyboard-on-a-mobile-device.aspx We’ve all seen the tv commercials for the latest tablets and mobile devices (also known as a handheld devices, handheld computers or simply handhelds) such as the iPad, various Android models, and now there’s Microsoft Surface.   But are any of these suitable for learning to play piano / keyboard, and specifically, can they adequately run the Musiah online piano / keyboard lessons software? Let’s first examine the notion of practicing / learning / playing piano or keyboard by tapping on a glass ... 2012-12-13T10:04:57 16393 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/december/a-musiah-piano-lessons-gift-certificate-could-it-be-the-perfect-christmas-gift.aspx If, like me, you have been to the shops lately, you will almost certainly have noticed how much busier all the shopping centers are becoming in the lead up to Christmas? Even a simple task like picking up bread and milk from the supermarket has become a major tactical exercise as one first enters the fray with packs of marauding of drivers as they troll the car park like rabid wolves stalking pedestrians so they can pounce on the first new car space the second it becomes available. Then, assuming ... 2012-12-07T10:54:31 16388 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/november/can-you-really-teach-yourself-piano-online.aspx Many traditional piano / keyboard teachers and music teachers tend to be a bit snobbish when it comes to the notion of students teaching themselves how to play piano / keyboard or any other musical instrument. But my view as a piano / keyboard teacher for 30+ years is that all teaching is ultimately self-teaching. I see my role not so much as a piano / keyboard teacher but rather as a guide. Through the Musiah online piano lesson course, I use piano / keyboard music as a means of helping students ... 2012-11-21T14:37:30 16373 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/november/musiah-review-by-luis.aspx Would you sell your iPhone so you could buy a keyboard? In this remarkable review of Musiah’s online piano / keyboard lessons by Luis Miguel Samperio, a 24 year old computer science student from Spain with a passion for learning music and a keen interest in A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), Luis tells us why he did exactly that. Here’s what he had to say about learning piano / keyboard online with Musiah: Name: LuisMiguel Samperio Matilla Prior Keyboard Education: None. The first time I have used ... 2012-11-16T11:32:18 16366 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/november/online-piano-lesson-review-by-judy-cocu.aspx Sincere thanks to Judy Cocu from from Bairnsdale (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), an adult student of Musiah’s online piano lessons, who sent in this review. Judy has recently completed Level 1 of the Musiah piano / keyboard course which (at the end of Level 1) requires students to complete a performance challenge by playing three piano pieces before a virtual audience at an alien primary school on a faraway planet. Judy’s comment…   "It was quite unnerving performing to a school of non earthlings!!!! ... 2012-11-08T14:59:07 16293 admin http://musiah.com/blog/2012/july/musiah-review-unedited-comments-from-an-adult-student-of-musiah-piano-lessons.aspx This week, I thought I’d share with you an unsolicited, unedited email I recently received from Musiah star student, Ms Hayley Waterhouse. When I learned that Hayley, age 32, who has only been learning piano with Musiah for about a month, is our most advanced student (currently working her way through Level 5), I asked her if she had learned piano before.   This is her reply:I haven’t played piano or keyboard before (except a two finger version of chopsticks when I was little). I often heard ... 2012-11-07T12:07:29 16237 admin http://musiah.com/blog/2012/may/blog2012maypiano-or-keyboard-what-is-the-difference.aspx People often ask “What is the difference between piano and keyboard?”   But this is really two questions in one.  What is the difference between piano lessons and keyboard lessons? and; What is the difference between a piano and a keyboard (i.e. what are the differences between each instrument)?   The main differences between a piano and a keyboard are:A piano is an acoustic instrument with weighted keys whereas a keyboard is an electric instrument (requiring a power source) with un-weighted ... 2012-11-07T11:56:14 16233 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/november/musiah-review-by-a-mum-whose-young-son-is-learning-piano-online.aspx This week, I was thrilled to receive the following Musiah review from Bonnie Ji, from Hoppers Crossing (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), mother of George (age 7) who, along with two siblings, is learning piano through the Musiah online piano lesson course.   The interesting thing about George (pictured opposite) is that he has been learning for some time with a traditional piano / keyboard teacher through an in-school program that has been licensed to teach the Musiah piano / keyboard syllabus. ... 2012-11-01T16:38:35 13671 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/october/brain-training-how-learning-piano-or-keyboard-online-with-musiah-boosts-your-academic-results.aspx   Have you ever heard that there’s a connection between music and medicine? Anecdotally, people who study music, especially piano, often tend to go on to become doctors or high academic achievers in other fields.   There is a reason for this.   Learning piano (and to a certain extent studying music generally) is widely known to have a profound effect on our learning abilities.   Some years ago, a Swiss study divided 1200 primary school kids into two groups. For two years, one group was given more ... 2012-10-18T11:03:29 6523 admin http://musiah.com/blog/2012/september/the-quickest-way-to-learn.aspx A long time ago, a wise man (my piano teacher, Professor Anthony Glavin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where I learned piano as a young lad) told me something profoundly simple that has helped me greatly  over the years not only in my piano practice but in other areas of my life as well. He said: “The slower you practice, the quicker you learn”. Think about that for a moment. What a great lesson that is. Now more than ever, in this fast-paced life where everything has to be done as quickly ... 2012-09-27T09:43:06 1813 admin http://musiah.com/blog/2012/september/musiah-review-by-leigh-blackburn.aspx This week, the positive emails singing Musiah's praises have continued coming. In particular, I was delighted and grateful to receive the below review from Leigh Blackburn (pictured right). Leigh is among our more advanced students and he is successfully running Musiah on a mac machine using bootcamp. This is what he had to say about learning piano with Musiah:   Playing piano was something that I always wanted to do, however I never really had the time or money to invest into learning properly. ... 2012-09-26T13:41:37 1812 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/september/reavealed-the-real-key-to-success.aspx Every so often, a young person asks me, what is the key to success, or what is the secret to success?   Some time ago, I wrote a blog article, How To Achieve Musical Greatness  in which I made reference to some interesting research done at the Berlin Academy of Music. Researchers concluded that the number one factor in determining whether a violin student would become a star performer was not talent but rather the number of hours of practice.   The future teachers had practiced 4,000 hours in ... 2012-09-04T22:57:55 1767 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/august/the-luckiest-piano-teacher-in-the-world.aspx There are many rewarding things that come with having created a product like Musiah’s online piano lessons — a product that truly works.   It is of course, tremendously thrilling to see so many students progressing steadily through the Musiah piano course, note by note, bar by bar, piece by piece, performance challenge by challenge.   But teaching through the medium of Musiah, the world' first virtual piano teacher, is also tremendously empowering for me as a teacher. Unlike when I teach piano ... 2012-08-23T16:08:20 1739 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/august/those-that-can.aspx Thought for the day: There is a well-known old saying — Those that can do and those that can’t teach.   I guess whoever originally came up with this phrase thought they were pretty clever, and perhaps, much of the time, the sentiment this saying conveys can be true.   But let’s stop to think about it for a moment.   To be fair, many of the best piano teachers are also wonderful musicians. This is where the above catch-phrase is unfair towards those talented folks who are also passionate about ... 2012-08-09T11:58:24 1703 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/august/virtual-piano-how-to-play-piano-notes-on-your-computer-keyboard.aspx I’ve always been passionate about making quality piano lessons affordable and accessible to everyone, from kids to adults and beginners to advanced students — which is why I have spent many years developing Musiah, the world’s first virtual piano teacher, so folks everywhere from New York to Sydney can enjoy learning piano 5 to 8 times faster than through traditional piano lessons — all in the comfort of your own home at the most convenient possible time for you.   But what about the many people ... 2012-08-01T17:09:42 1675 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/july/subscription-model.aspx Most inquiries about Musiah are fairly routine, but every so often, someone asks a really good question that gets me thinking.   Prompted by a survey question “Is there anything preventing you from signing up at this point?” a prospective customer emailed me this:   The one thing that's holding me back is that this is software. I feel I should be able to buy the software once, load it on my computer and let my grandchildren (currently 2,4,6 & 8 years of age) use it as they come of age. It ... 2012-07-25T11:27:24 1659 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/july/musiah-seeks-videos-of-your-piano-playing.aspx One of the many great things that distinguishes Musiah’s piano lessons from any other online piano lessons, piano lesson software or video piano lessons is that Musiah offers a unique form of free piano tuition or coaching to its students at no extra charge.   For some time now, the option to send Musiah a video of your piano playing has been available on the Musiah website? (Scroll down the home page to see "Send Musiah Your Video").   Once you have uploaded a video of your piano playing, Musiah ... 2012-07-19T09:04:52 1654 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/july/the-shocking-truth-about-piano-lessons-music-programs-in-schools.aspx I am, and have always been, a somewhat idealistic person. All my life, my primary purpose in my career has always been to do everything I can to bring the gift of music to people everywhere, especially to those who might not be able to access piano lessons through the usual channels for one reason or another — reasons such as affordability, family commitments, distance, etc. I do this because I understand the benefits and have experienced first-hand the transformative power of music lessons, especially ... 2012-07-05T14:29:51 1609 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/june/musiah-piano-lessons-how-they-help-you-reach-your-potential.aspx The other day, I was standing in line waiting to be served at a printing shop. While I was waiting, I noticed on the counter, a pile of booklets that had been printed and were ready to be collected by whomever had placed the order to have them printed. On the cover of the booklets was a quote from Bob Proctor in which he said: “God’s gift to you is more talent and ability than you could use in a hundred lifetimes. Your gift to God is to develop and use as much of that talent and ability as you ... 2012-06-28T12:30:10 1595 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/june/best-free-piano-lessons-–-why-learning-piano-with-musiah-is-better-than-free-piano-lessons.aspx These days, many people are searching for terms like “free piano lessons” online. What you may not realize is that there is a much better option than free piano lessons – namely a Great Value monthly subscription to Musiah’s Piano Lessons at just USD $24.99 for up to 6 members of your household. Why are Musiah’s piano lessons better than the free piano lessons I hear you ask? If you were presented with a choice of a) a monthly subscription to Musiah at just $24.99 for up to 6 members of your ... 2012-06-21T16:45:03 1574 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/june/piano-lessons-online-with-musiah-help-to-overcome-stage-fright.aspx There are so many benefits to online piano lessons with Musiah but one you may not have thought of is that Musiah is great for helping students to overcome stage fright and performance anxiety.   At the end of each of the 13 levels of the Musiah online piano lesson course, there is a piano performance challenge designed to teach students to become accustomed to preparing for piano performances, piano exams, and other similar deadlines as well actually playing piano on stage in front of an audience ... 2012-06-13T13:27:01 1549 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/may/the-man-who-never-made-a-mistake.aspx I recently observed some primary school students during a group keyboard lesson at their school. Their keyboard teacher had asked them to practice a song with their headphones on. The first student to reach the end of the song, fist-pumped the air and cheered “no mistakes”. Then the second student to complete the song did the same, “no mistakes” and so on it went as all the kids in the group completed the song. (I suspect some of them performed this ritual whether they had made some mistakes or ... 2012-05-23T11:07:16 1531 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/may/why-kids-who-learn-music-are-nice-kids.aspx Some years ago, when I was just 18 and studying first-year music at Trinity College Dublin, I was honored to be asked to teach the school subject of music to a group of eight Year 10 students for their intermediate certificate. (In Ireland at the time, high school students sat a single exam in each of their chosen school subjects at the end of Year 10 known as the “intermediate certificate”. There was also a similar set of exams at the end of Year 12, known as the “leaving certificate”.) The syllabus ... 2012-05-16T18:41:44 1526 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/may/learning-piano-the-key-to-success.aspx It has long been known that learning a musical instrument, particularly learning piano, has great benefits not only in terms of our academic development, but also in terms of our self-esteem, our sense of self-worth. And many studies have been conducted that support this. For example, some years ago a Swiss study involving 1200 primary school children divided the children into two groups. One group received extra maths tuition for two years while the other group had piano lessons and singing lessons. ... 2012-05-09T10:20:37 1518 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/may/lessons-in-success-from-a-piano-teacher.aspx I recently received an email from a parent of a particularly bright student saying that she was currently “frustrated to the point or tears” with a particular piano piece from the Musiah syllabus. Each level in Musiah contains one or two major challenges, and the particular piece this student is currently on is the main challenge for that level. This is a classic issue facing not just all piano students around the world, but every human being around the world – how do we respond to a challenge, ... 2012-05-02T15:49:05 1502 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/april/parents-are-the-ultimate-teachers.aspx In the check-out queue at the supermarket the other day, I was standing behind a young man who had a son. To look at this young father, one could be forgiven for wondering if perhaps he may have been a little too young to have a son of around 3-4 years of age, but there he was with his son. And then an all too common scenario started to unfold. The boy was pointing to a bar of chocolate on display at the checkout that he wanted, and the father said no. Up until then, I had only been half-observing ... 2012-04-26T15:22:01 1495 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/april/how-to-achieve-musical-greatness.aspx There is a popular belief that the greatest pianist of all time  was Franz Lizst, but I remember many years ago, my piano teacher, Professor Anthony Glavin (may he RIP) at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, himself a Chopin specialist, told me the story of when Liszt first heard Chopin perform. It was in Paris, where Liszt attended Chopin’s concert of 26th February, 1832, in the Salle Pleyel. Liszt, even then, was widely regarded as the world’s greatest pianist, then brash and showy compared to ... 2012-04-20T15:33:26 1490 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/april/the-zen-aspects-of-learning-and-playing-piano.aspx There is electricity in the air tonight. All eyes are on you, but your eyes are closed as you look inward taking a deep, calm life-giving breath. And as you exhale, your eyes open and you embrace the palpable suspense of the audience sitting on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the first note you are about to play. The performance begins not (as many wrongly believe) with the first note but in that powerful moment as your hand leaves your lap on its graceful, suspenseful journey towards ... 2012-04-11T18:00:54 1463 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/april/musiah-case-study-results-out-now.aspx I am delighted to announce the publication of the much anticipated Musiah Online Piano Lesson Study.   The full study is available for download HERE.   Also, as this event is of such signifcance that we have created the following permant Musiah Online Piano Lesson Study page at www.musiah.com/casestudy.   In summary, the Musiah Online Piano Lesson Study showed that students learning piano with Musiah learn 5-8 times faster than students learning the same syllabus through traditional piano ... 2012-04-05T10:52:04 1462 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/march/will-musiah-replace-human-teachers.aspx This is a question I've been asked occasionally, and it may be one that is likely to arise in the future, so I thought I'd take a moment to address it here and now.   Firstly, the question itself is fundamentally flawed because it is based on a misconception, namely that Musiah is non-human option. How can Musiah be a human option I hear you ask? The best way to explain this is to put three quick scenarios to you. Scenario 1 If you send me an email and I reply to your email, is that a human ... 2012-03-28T10:49:35 1436 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/march/the-joy-of-learning-piano.aspx I always said I'd NEVER EVER write a blog for several reasons. After all, there is so much content on the internet. And yet, there is one particular area of endeavour that I've devoted my life to, you could say it's my one true passion, and it seems that not only is no one else writing about it, but everywhere I go, people from all walks of life ask me about it. I am referring to "the joy of learning piano" and the many different factors that facilitate, support and encourage the sharing of this ... 2012-03-20T19:12:22 1432 Brendan http://musiah.com/blog/2012/march/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-doesn’t-want-to-practice-part-2.aspx So you've made your decision as a parent - you've decided to start your child on piano lessons. What can you do to support and encourage them, particularly when they don't want to practice or when they want to give up? The key to a lot of this is anticipation, i.e. putting measures in place in advance to create a dynamic in your home that is conducive to learning, in this case learning piano. The Number 1 Mistake Parents Make: Without a doubt the number one mistake parents make when starting ... 2012-03-09T08:32:06 1402 Haydon http://musiah.com/blog/2012/march/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-doesn’t-want-to-practice.aspx So you have a child learning piano, and he or she says that they don't want to practice. What do you do?   Normally with questions like this, there is no one right answer, but on this occasion you're in luck because at least part of the answer is clear and unequivocal and, in my opinion, beyond dispute.   When I was young piano student growing up in Dublin, my piano teacher Prof Anthony Glavin, a Chopin specialist at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, introduced me and my family to a wonderful ... 2011-10-26T09:00:45 1369