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The Case Against Traditional Piano LessonsBy: Edward Weiss
How would you like to spend 4 years in a University learning how to play other peoples music? If you think this is ridiculous, you're right! Because that's what thousands of piano music students do each day. They sit in front of their piano or keyboard with sheet music of a dead composer in front of them. Then they are told to "play it right." Have you ever heard of such nonsense? Imagine a budding writer forced to copy another novelists work? In essence, this is what classical piano students do. They copy. Although many think this is a creative act, it is not. It is a re-creative one. It's purpose? To give people who are told how to listen to music a chance to hear what is considered "good" music. Only in classical music is there such pomposity. And it exists because a very few people wish to hear the classics. Let me tell you something. I love classical music. But I don't spend my time trying to recreate what has already been created. No. Instead, I want to connect with my own source and allow the music that is inside me to come out. I want to be creative too! And my philosophy is that anyone can be "a composer." All it takes is the desire to create - to want to hear ones authentic self expressed through music. Difficult? Not at all! It's as easy as putting fingers to keys and playing. Hard to believe but true. You see, music students have been cheated from the get go by an academic snobbism that destroys the spirit and the will to create. The suggestion is that the best music has already been created so why bother. The answer is crucial to our own well being. We bother because it makes us feel good. That is all that is required and that is all that is needed to make music. About the Author: Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years! Visit us now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano lesson! Source: www.isnare.comMORE ARTICLES : Learn to Play the Piano Breathing Space in Music Piano Teachers Whats Wrong with Them A Quick and Easy Composition Method Creating Your Own Unique Music Five Secrets to Playing in the New Age Style George Winston and New Age Piano Playing Good News for the Musically Untalented How to be Creative at the Piano How to Compose Your Own Music Using 8Bar Phrases Learning the Piano and Playing the Piano New Age Piano and Improvisation New Age Piano Tricks Open Position Piano Chords Perfect for the New Age Style Piano Chords and New Age Music Piano Lessons and Perfectionism Piano Lessons Can Be Fun Piano on the RightSide of the Brain Piano Playing and Performance Anxiety Six Reasons to Play New Age Piano The Case Against Traditional Piano Lessons 12 Reasons You Should Learn to Play the Piano Learn Piano The Easy Way New Age Music How Its Made Right-Hand Techniques For New Age Piano Is Your Child Capable of Composing Music Maybe the next Moz Learn to Read Music Online Music Intelligence Will Listening to Music Make You Smart Creating Interest in a Beginner Pianist Exercises For Your Fingers Basic Piano Drills How Shall I Practice the Piano Humor Under The Keyboards Play The Piano Like A Pro Put Soul Into Your Music Self-Training in SightReading Piano How To Dress Up Naked Music On The Piano Piano Lessons Index Pages: 1 2 MORE RESOURCES : Invalid RSS Equalizer license. |