I think adult music students should be very grateful to teachers who focus on teaching adults. I also think you have a significant advantage as a piano...
I knew there would be others like me but haven't taken the time to find them until this morning I persevered and came across this site with its own discussion...
Hi Sal, Welcome! I felt the same as you when I found this group; delighted to know that I wasn't the only one taking up an instrument in my middle years. ...
Hi Rebecca, Wow....didn't expect a reply so fast but very good to hear from you. The harp is a great thing to play..beautiful sounds....I don't know many harp...
Hi all i'm turning 18 in about a month and I've been wanting to retake up piano for the last 3 years but still haven't got around to organising it. I am...
I started the piano from scratch as an adult student two years ago but still can't find notes and chords fluently from a score. I can figure them out, with...
Hi Robert, That is a problem indeed. In fact I have given up trying to learn sight reading consciously. A short-cut or even a particular approach other than...
Karl-Heinz Isleif
isleif@...
May 23, 2009 12:57 pm
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Hi Robert, I agree that many things are matter of time and practice but sometimes by the end of the day, we find out that we spent time and energy and we are...
Robert, I forgot to tell you one important thing. Continuous things are easier to learn than discrete ones. When you are doing sight-reading, make sure that...
Hi Robert, I have the same trouble, although very gradually it is getting better. I have started using a computer program called "Practica Musica" and...
Hey all i have most trouble with sight reading and rhythm... i tend to end up habitually making up my own rhythm if i havent heard the music recently... Is...
Hi Robert, I have a lot of difficulty memorizing music, but I am a wonderful sight reader! I think that skill is the result of having piano teachers all along...
... and chord reading, my music theory in general, and it does ear training too. Also, if you're willing to get geeky with it, you can edit and change the...
Dear Group: I can easily count sixteenth notes 1e&a,2e&a, etc. Is there an easy way to count 32nd notes, or, does one simply try to play them evenly within...
I Rob, IMHO your teacher is right, sight-reading will improve with practice...to accelerate the process you should focus just on reading, i.e. you should take...
Greetings, Today I added an article on the web page that addresses the difficulties of choosing a teacher for private music students There have been many...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Jun 17, 2009 11:41 am
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Good morning everyone, The article can be accessed directly at http://www.musicalfossils.com/teachers.html Thank you, Joe Harre MussicalFossils Webmaster ... ...
Hello All, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Joseph Smith in San Francisco, CA, a member of the Musical Fossils mailing list. He made a ...
Hi Hannah, This is a little late (or long overdue, rather!), but hope this helps. :) I totally commend you for wanting to get serious with the piano! You seem...
Hi everyone! I have lurked on this list for a while, and this is my first post. It's great to see that there are other adults who are so excited about learning...
Hi Tuttiflutie, I have been in a similar boat as you are. I also have a hearing impairment, have had one all my life. As a child I played clarinet and sang in...
Good morning, Comments on hearing loss among music students is a topic I'd never thought to address. I don't have much to say other than I've had a number of...
Matthew Harre
mharre61@...
Jul 16, 2009 2:08 pm
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Good for you for seeking out music lessons. It is truly never too late. I teach many adults and find them to be excellent learners. There are differences in...
Hi Everyone, As adults it is often difficult to find performance opportunities. That is why I would like to share with you a group I belong to it is called the...
Sigh. Now, if there were just a chapter in the Los Angeles area, I'd be there... Maybe you could help us found one, if we could get an advisor at one of the...
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