Piano Playing Tips, Tricks, and Methods http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss Mary James, author of Toca Bien and seasoned piano instructor, offers tips, tricks and methods for the beginning piano student. 2012-02-17 11:00:21 English (United Kingdom) hourly 1 Names of Music Clefs /blog/2012/02/17/10-names-of-music-clefs /blog/2012/02/17/10-names-of-music-clefs#comment Mary James Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:21 -0600 /blog/2012/02/17/10-names-of-music-clefs http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss2&id=10 Positioning arms and hands while playing the piano /blog/2012/02/06/9-positioning-arms-and-hands-while-playing-the-piano /blog/2012/02/06/9-positioning-arms-and-hands-while-playing-the-piano#comment Mary James Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:33:37 -0600 /blog/2012/02/06/9-positioning-arms-and-hands-while-playing-the-piano http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss2&id=9 Sitting Position for Playing the Paying /blog/2012/01/25/8-sitting-position-for-playing-the-piano /blog/2012/01/25/8-sitting-position-for-playing-the-piano#comment Mary James 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 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:57:46 -0600 /blog/2012/01/25/8-sitting-position-for-playing-the-piano http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss2&id=8 proper fingering /blog/2010/08/04/7-proper-fingering /blog/2010/08/04/7-proper-fingering#comment Mary James Proper fingering is an important key to playing the piano well--this allows fingers to move smoothly up and down the keyboard. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:37:37 -0500 /blog/2010/08/04/7-proper-fingering http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss2&id=7 playing the piano well /blog/2010/08/04/6-playing-the-piano-well /blog/2010/08/04/6-playing-the-piano-well#comment Mary James 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 achieve Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:31:19 -0500 /blog/2010/08/04/6-playing-the-piano-well http://www.jamespiano.com/blog?task=feed&type=rss2&id=6