Most of you are familiar with the moving tune and words of the most covered Beatles song ever “Yesterday”. Some of you may even have plans to watch the newly released movie of the same name. The movie features an alternate, and frankly unimaginable, timeline in which nobody but one man in the universe remembers any …
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Many of the DJs and producers you’ll see on stage this summer have a musical background in piano. If you have tickets for Tomorrowland in Belgium or another electronic music festival this summer, you must be counting the days. But how do all these DJs and producers become worthy of taking the stage at such …
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The many benefits of piano playing for the brain impact all aspects of life. Music has been part of human culture for thousands of years. The oldest instruments to be discovered date back 40,000 years. Music is central to our life because of its unique, positive effects on the individual and the group. You may …
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Many factors contribute to our impressions of the giants of classical music. Consider Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy. They have been immortalised in media, their music and influence are great. But what did music mean to them? And what can this teach us about our own musicianship? Mozart (1756 – 1791) Mozart was born into a …
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We are thrilled and excited to release composer-pianist Florian Christl’s beautiful composition, “Fly” on Skoove! Sony Classical released Florian’s new album, “Episodes” on May 8th, 2020. We wanted to find out more about what makes Florian tick as a pianist, as a composer as well as a person. The passionate musician behind the album shines …
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Learning to play the piano offers you wonderful opportunities for personal expression and enjoyment. Balancing this with familiarity of the most common mistakes on piano empowers you to speed up your progress! 1. Placing note accuracy above all else It is not only about playing the right note at the right time. Pianists move between …
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With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing we wanted to celebrate a few popular tunes, such as the Amélie soundtrack, that you can learn to play on Skoove. Whether you’re just beginning with us or further along, we know you will enjoy delving into famous piano music from movies and sharing it with the …
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If you are just starting out on the piano, mastering scales and arpeggios will make learning a song far easier. Rather than seeing each dot as a lone note, you’ll be able to spot a pattern of notes and know very quickly what it is and how to play it. You’ll find these patterns come …
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The metronome is one of the most valuable practice tools available to you as a pianist. A piano metronome produces a steady pulse, which will help you to stay in time when playing and improve your rhythmic skills. The pulse can be sped up or slowed down by adjusting the tempo, which is usually measured …
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Love songs represent many if not most of the world’s greatest hits and fortunately, many of them, including the four listed below, are relatively easy piano love songs for beginners to master. Four piano love songs for beginners: “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran (2017) Nothing turns more heads at a party than an Ed Sheeran’s love song …
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Famous movie soundtracks provide some of the best music to play and to learn from. They are easily recognizable and wow your audience. But there is more. They evoke the emotions of the movie and tell you more of what’s going on in the plot than visuals or words could do. Also you are transported …
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You are alone in your room listening to that great song that you love, you feel every word and every note, “what a fantastic song this is” you think You quietly start singing along, feeling some kind of magic inside you…..you know that nobody is at home, your flatmates should not come back anytime soon… …
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