Goals & planning
How long does it take to learn piano? (10,000 hours redux)
In today’s episode of PianoTV, we’re going to re-approach a question on this channel from a few years ago, when PianoTV was in its infancy – how long does it take to learn piano?
Read MoreNew year piano challenge: 40 pieces a year club
Now that we’re into the new year, it’s fun to start thinking about resolutions and challenges for the upcoming year (2018). I figured this would be the perfect time to do a video on the “40 pieces a year challenge”. In today’s video we’ll discuss this challenge, why I think it’s a great idea, and…
Read More12 Ways to Make Piano Practice an Enjoyable Habit
In a video a couple weeks ago, we had a sit-down chat about how your headspace affects your practice. The video was called “Assume you’ll become a piano master” if you want to check it out.
Read MoreAssume you’ll become a piano master
In today’s video, I want to discuss some mind-frame stuff – the mind-frame of assuming you’ll become a piano master. I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on mental attitudes and adjustments, and wanted to explore some of those concepts as they relate to the piano.
Read MoreSeptember 30-Day Challenge: Listening to Music
Today we’re going to get into a listening to music challenge!
Read More15 Tips to Keep Your Piano Practice Resolutions
It’s the new year, which means resolutions are everywhere, including piano practice resolutions. In January, many people resolve to “learn a musical instrument” or “get better at piano” or some variation therein.
Read MoreBeyond Goals: Why bother practicing piano?
It’s all well and good to be setting goals and making plans, like we talked about in the previous two videos. But what’s the point of it all? Why bother practicing piano?
Read MoreGoal Time! Setting Piano Goals (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part video on piano goals I sort of accidentally created (Here’s part 1 if you missed it). I always feel a strong urge to get organized toward the beginning of the school year, and have been spending my entire week on that project. I’ll probably spend all of…
Read MoreGoal Setting Time! Questions for setting piano goals (Pt. 1)
This video was born from a desperate need to get organized. I’ve been spending my week on that – getting things organized for both myself and my students, and then I thought – I can’t be the only one with this problem. The only one who feels like without a solid plan, I’m floating aimlessly…
Read MoreHow to Stay Motivated at the Piano (When the Going Gets Tough)
Hey friends! I wanted to do a simple sit-down video today while my laptop is at the shop. What I want to talk about is the issue of motivation – namely, how to stay motivated at the piano when you aren’t feeling it. The video and blog post cover much of the same content, so…
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