Why is it that according to the research, 86% of all professional musicians complain of some playing related problems? Why do countless piano students and professionals suffer from the following:

* Pain

* RSI

* Ganglia

* Carpal tunnel syndrome

* Technical Limitations

* Musical limitations

There is help available, but first, why does this happen?

There are three main issues:

* The stud...

Many students and parents want to know whether it is best to take exams or not when learning the piano. For me, there are some good and not so good aspects of undertaking examinations.

Here are some of the pros...

#1: Examinations provide a useful goal to work towards

A lot of students are motivated by goals. When they have a timeframe and a date for the examination, students w...

Often one of the first questions parents and adults alike have are what are the advantages of learning the piano over any other instrument or why choose to learn the piano over another kind of activity.

Let’s face it. There is no shortage of options of activities for their kids. And for adults there’s no shortage of things that take up time. Work alone takes up a huge chunk a...

Many students want to know whether to buy an acoustic or digital piano, so I thought I'd summarise my thoughts here.

An acoustic piano has weighted keys - in other words it takes approximately 53 grams of weight to put down a key. There is also something called an escapement. You can find the escapement by slowly pushing a key down and feeling the point of friction (a little...

So you've decided to start piano lessons. Congratulations! But before you have that first lesson, here are my top eight tips of things to do before you have that first lesson. These will help you save time and money and help you get the most out of that first lesson.

#1:  Buy a piano

OK, this might seem obvious, but you would be surprised how often I am asked if it is possible...

Why do we learn music theory and musicianship

There are many, many students who groan at the mention of having to do some music theory.

First of all, what music theory is not...Music theory is not a wholly academic study that is divorced from playing a musical instrument. If taught well, it is not boring. And it is not useless!

So why do all of my students do music theory and m...

Over the past decade increased bandwidth, computer speed and technology have combined to make learning online a reality. Students from all over the world connect with great teachers from across the planet in real time.

For instance, over the past three years, I have been able to supplement physically being in the US and taking lessons with great practitioners (such as John B...