Play Piano For Your Health!

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 3:28pm
Written by PatriciaB
Topics: health, Piano

Studies are showing that learning to play an instrument at any age can bring significant improvements in your brain. Musical training in childhood creates additional neural connections that can last a lifetime. Many benefits could even be in store if you decide to pick up an instrument for the very first time in mid­life or beyond.

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Coming Soon: Online Piano Lessons with Hugh Sung

Tue, 10/21/2014 - 5:52pm
Written by AW
Topics: hugh sung, Piano

"I'm taking a very unique approach to teaching piano. Rather than spending a lot of time on exercises, theory, or technique - we start right off by learning some beautiful songs." - Hugh Sung

Coming soon to the ArtistWorks Music Campus: piano lessons from one of the world's most accomplished pianists, Hugh Sung. Trained as a classical pianist, Hung Sung studied at the Curtis Institute of Music where he was also on the faculty for 19 years. 

With a new series of online piano lessons at ArtistWorks, Hugh is now taking a very unique approach to teaching piano.

Piano Lessons with Christie Peery: The Drop Float Wrist

Thu, 05/22/2014 - 10:53am
Written by AW
Topics: Christie Peery, classical, Piano

In this sample piano lesson from the Online Piano School, Christie Peery goes over a basic, yet essential component of piano technique: using wrists. In particular the drop float wrist, a technique widely used since the Classical Period and one that piano players are introduced very early on in their piano lessons. For this lesson, Christie uses the Samuel Arnold Sonata in D major to illustrate the importance of the drop float wrist technique as a way to either make the notes louder or softer. 

Beginner Piano Lesson: Piano Posture

Tue, 07/30/2013 - 10:28am
Written by AW
Topics: classical, Piano

In this beginner piano lesson from Christie Peery we have some great tips for you on how to get started playing the piano. These are some great basic steps for beginner piano players and a cool refresher for those getting back into playing the piano. We'll cover three areas to get you started: how to sit at the piano, how much distance from the keys you should be, and posture. So take a deep breath, make sure you've streched, and let's get started.