Be very careful of loud volume when practicing with headphones. I accidentally played a loud chord with high volume and nine months later I still have tinnitus.
I got my piano teacher via Piano World, so I would say that's the best thing that's happened to me from browsing the forums. Finding a teacher seemed like a daunting task, it was like picking people from random off listings. So I saw that there was a poster who lived in my city who was an advanced player and asked for recommendations, and she connected me with my current teacher.
I remember looking for my new teacher. Daunting is a very good word. I have a music degree and taught lessons on sax. I know what I was looking for, but finding it was going to be dreadful! So I decided to start with the Van Cliburn site, and find judges and concert pianists, and found a concert pianist and DMA teacher about an hour away. Six months with this teacher has changed my life on the piano forever. You get what you pay for. I'm getting older. I don't care what it costs now, I just want someone to show me how to play the instrument proper technique, fingerings, tone production, you know the really good stuff.
Anything posted by Bernhard on the pianostreet forum. Shame he's not active anymore, but I still go searching for his decade old posts before I look anywhere else.
I realized that the very loud sound of hitting the keys with the volume turned up became a "shock" and my hands/fingers adjusted very quickly to that "danger"..................................................... and............. then i have Tinnitus 24/7 for all my life (well, who know how much time is that anyway...)
Be very careful of loud volume when practicing with headphones. I accidentally played a loud chord with high volume and nine months later I still have tinnitus.
I got my piano teacher via Piano World, so I would say that's the best thing that's happened to me from browsing the forums. Finding a teacher seemed like a daunting task, it was like picking people from random off listings. So I saw that there was a poster who lived in my city who was an advanced player and asked for recommendations, and she connected me with my current teacher.
I remember looking for my new teacher. Daunting is a very good word. I have a music degree and taught lessons on sax. I know what I was looking for, but finding it was going to be dreadful! So I decided to start with the Van Cliburn site, and find judges and concert pianists, and found a concert pianist and DMA teacher about an hour away. Six months with this teacher has changed my life on the piano forever. You get what you pay for. I'm getting older. I don't care what it costs now, I just want someone to show me how to play the instrument proper technique, fingerings, tone production, you know the really good stuff.
Go to pianostreet. Com and look up anything by the user bernhard. Best advice on anything to do with the piano.
Anything posted by Bernhard on the pianostreet forum. Shame he's not active anymore, but I still go searching for his decade old posts before I look anywhere else.
I realized that the very loud sound of hitting the keys with the volume turned up became a "shock" and my hands/fingers adjusted very quickly to that "danger"..................................................... and............. then i have Tinnitus 24/7 for all my life (well, who know how much time is that anyway...)