Songs and Tutorials

Classical Pieces That Won't Bore You to Death

Classical piano has a reputation problem. Everyone imagines dusty old music that sounds like a funeral march. And honestly, a lot of beginner classical is boring. Those simplified Mozart pieces in method books put me to sleep. But there's classical music that actually sounds cool. Pieces that feel alive instead of museum-piece dead. Here are […]

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Classical vs Pop Piano: Which Should You Learn First?

Piano teachers have opinions about this. Strong ones. The classical crowd says you need proper foundations. The pop crowd says learn what you love. Both are right. Both are wrong. Here's the actual difference: Classical piano emphasizes reading music precisely as written. Every note, every dynamic, every articulation matters. You're interpreting a composer's specific vision.

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YouTube Piano Tutorials: The Good, Bad, and Dependency Problem

For my first six months, YouTube tutorials were my only teacher. Those falling-bar Synthesia videos where you just copy what you see. Felt efficient. I was learning songs! Except I wasn't really learning. I was mimicking. The moment I tried to learn a song without a tutorial, I was completely lost. The dependency problem is

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Your First Piano Songs: A Complete Guide to What to Learn and When

First song I ever played all the way through with both hands was "Lean on Me." February 2020. About four months into learning. I'd been grinding on it for weeks. One random Tuesday night around 11pm, I played it start to finish without stopping. No mistakes. Both hands working together. Actually sounded like music. I

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