Posts by Leslie Young

How the Metronome was “Stolen”!

How the Metronome was “Stolen”!

I never wondered how the metronome was invented until I came across some information about it recently. I actually don’t...

Amazing Reasons Why the Piano Has Black and White Keys

Amazing Reasons Why the Piano Has Black and White Keys

How did the piano come to have black and white keys

What 4 Surprising Things Improve Student Playing

What 4 Surprising Things Improve Student Playing

When I think about things that improve student playing, a mental picture of a previous piano student comes right to...

What Can Parents Do to Prepare a Child For Piano Lessons

What Can Parents Do to Prepare a Child For Piano Lessons

What can parents do to encourage appreciation of music in their child’s life? Is there something that could be done...

What is the Fastest Way the Brain Learns Piano?

What is the Fastest Way the Brain Learns Piano?

In thinking about how the brain learns piano, consider how we humans try to find patterns in our world all...

What 9 Things are Good to Know About Piano Tuning?

What 9 Things are Good to Know About Piano Tuning?

If you wondered if you are in need of a piano tuning, you most likely are! If something doesn’t sound...

How to Have “No Faking Piano Lessons”

How to Have “No Faking Piano Lessons”

How to have “no faking piano lessons” – sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? The topic of this blog is about not...

How the Amazing Brain Works to Learn Piano: My Favorite Video Runs 7 Seconds

How the Amazing Brain Works to Learn Piano: My Favorite Video Runs 7 Seconds

I’ve talked about that video countless times in conversations with parents and students on how to learn piano. I drew...

How to Be More Successful with Piano Students

How to Be More Successful with Piano Students

How to be more successful with piano students using these 6 educational levels.

What Piano Keyboard is Good for a Beginner

What Piano Keyboard is Good for a Beginner

Here’s some information to consider when choosing whether a keyboard is good for a beginner, but it is by no...