by Lohnay | Apr 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have created an arrangement of the beautiful Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D piano tutorial. You can get your free copy of this very beautiful sheet music of Canon in D by requesting it here. Just type Canon in D Blog. I created this arrangement so you...
by Lohnay | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
I love this photo of a small child so motivated to learn how to ride a bike. Do we sometimes lose that childlike motivation to learn new things as we become adults? I love how this young child has training wheels on and it looks like they are about to tip over, but...
by Lohnay | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
After teaching piano lessons for over 20 plus years you start noticing patterns of why some people don’t excel at the piano. Here are 6 things that frustrate me as a piano teacher that I see when I teach piano lessons for beginners. Mistake #1 They look at...
by Lohnay | May 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) was born in Bonn, Germany, When Beethoven’s father realized that his son had musical talent, he forced the young child to practice for hours at the piano. As a four-year-old, little Beethoven stood at the piano and wept as he...
by Lohnay | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Try This Chopsticks was one of the first songs I learned to play before I even started learning to play the piano. There were two parts to learn so you could play it as a duet. I didn’t know anything about piano keys or reading music at that time. I had a some...
by Lohnay | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
After being a piano teacher for over 20 years–the main thing that I’ve noticed is that unless the piano student has a dedicated parent that makes them practice–it usually doesn’t happen. Even though they may love playing a song they get to...
