Piano Lesson Questions

“Web based course or local lessons?”

Question/ Are web based training courses suitable for a starter or would it be better to take lessons locally?

Answer/ Hi Terence

You might want to have a few lessons online before
paying for a private teacher. It’s good to learn
some of the basics in your own time before
committing to a course of lessons.

The most comprehensive – and easiest to follow –
online piano course is the Rocket Piano, by
Ruth Searle.

… This is the best online course by far. It’s
packed full of really useful tips and simple
lessons.

I can confidently recommend it to you.

Click here to find out more about Rocket Piano.

Yours pianistically,

Graham Howard

If you want a printed course, then I recommend this highly:

Hejran’s Piano Method Book 1 (Ideal for children and adult beginners)

 

 

“What’s an arpegio?”

Question/ Thank you for your piano lesson. I look forward to your next. What is an arpeggio?

Answer/ Hi there

I am happy to hear you are enjoying my piano lessons.

In answer to your question, an arpeggio is a type of scale. If you place your right thumb (finger 1 ) on middle C and then place finger 2 on E and finger 3 on G you are playing a C major chord. If you were to play these one after the other then you would call this an arpeggio – it is like a broken chord. This may seem confusing to you at this early stage but I’m sure you will pick things up quickly.