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<title>Piano Playing Tips, Tricks, and Methods</title>
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<description>Mary James, author of Toca Bien and seasoned piano instructor, offers tips, tricks and methods for the beginning piano student.</description>
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<title>Names of Music Clefs</title>
<description><![CDATA[  The treble clef is called the “G” clef, and the bass clef is called the “F” clef—WHY?  &nbsp;  As music notation was being developed, the staff consisted of eleven lines, with the Middle “C” being the middle line.  As this ]]></description>
<link>/blog/2012/02/17/10-names-of-music-clefs</link>
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<title>Positioning arms and hands while playing the piano</title>
<description><![CDATA[      &nbsp;Your arms should be level with the keyboard.  Your fingers should be slightly curved and relaxed.]]></description>
<link>/blog/2012/02/06/9-positioning-arms-and-hands-while-playing-the-piano</link>
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<title>Sitting Position for Playing the Paying</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sit directly in front of Middle “C.” When playing the keys up or down the pianokeyboard, do so by moving your arms and hands, but do not slide to one side or theother on the piano bench. Why is the piano bench so long? Good question—p]]></description>
<link>/blog/2012/01/25/8-sitting-position-for-playing-the-piano</link>
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<title>proper fingering</title>
<description><![CDATA[Proper fingering is an important key to playing the piano well--this allows fingers to move smoothly up and down the keyboard.]]></description>
<link>/blog/2010/08/04/7-proper-fingering</link>
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<title>playing the piano well</title>
<description><![CDATA[The joy of "real" piano playing is an unimaginable experience.  However, there is no short cut to learning to play the piano well and right--only through pursuing the proper steps can this be achieved.]]></description>
<link>/blog/2010/08/04/6-playing-the-piano-well</link>
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