Discover seven early signs your child may be ready to learn music. From rhythm and singing to creativity and curiosity, learn how to encourage their musical journey with confidence.

NASER - Performing live at Actress & Bishop (Birmingham, 2023) There are many vocal techniques and exercises that can help improve vocal skills, whether for speaking confidently or singing with greater control. Knowing the right set of exercises on a weekly or daily basis can help to strengthen the ability to resonate, support and tune the vocal cords and help you with the confidence of projecting your voice during the day. I have spend many years practising different vocal t

Sometimes we want to reach our goals and dreams overnight. During my nine years of teaching music, one question has consistently come up during introductory sessions: “How long does it take to learn to play music?” It’s a natural question. Learning music is a commitment, and people want to understand how much time, effort, and patience are involved before they can start seeing real progress. The truth is that every learner is different. Some people progress quickly, while oth

At some point in learning music, most people hit the same moment: A note, a phrase, or a melody just doesn’t come out the way they expect. This is very common in vocal work, especially when: reaching higher notes controlling pitch accurately moving through more detailed melodic lines Why Vocal Control Feels Difficult at First I see this regularly in sessions, and it’s a natural part of the learning process. It can feel frustrating, but these challenges are not random. They us

Many adults believe they’ve “missed the window” to learn piano or develop their musical skills; whether they’re 25 or 60. The truth is, learning music as an adult can be more focused, meaningful and rewarding than ever before. As an adult, you already: • Know what music you genuinely love • Understand your personal goals • Appreciate progress differently • Learn with intention rather than pressure That already puts you ahead. The biggest challenge for adults is usually time a

Introduction So far, we have learned that playing a sequence of notes can create a melody, and that's the heart of a song. When a melody has tonal gravity, it sounds familiar and natural. However, it could have different moods and feelings. The scales with tonal gravities can be identified and titled to a scale, whether diatonic or harmonic, etc. Harmony Combining at least two notes or more at the same time creates harmony. In music, harmonies bring colour and feel to the com

By reading the first music theory blog on the Book Piano Lessons website, we understand the definition of Melody, measures in music, and the musical alphabet on the piano. To play a melody, we need to know the variation of the scales in music to curate the heart of the song. All the existing melodies artists and writers craft to form songs are formulated from designated scales. Various scales in music are included, such as Chromatic, Diatonic, Pentatonic, Blues, etc. The Chr

Welcome to the music language. It is exciting to be able to be able to play the piano while reading the musical notes. This is called sight reading. We can divide music theory into three main sections: Melody, Harmony and Rhythm. This topic is the starting point of Melody. So what's a melody? If I ask you what the song is on top of your head, what would you remember from the track besides the lyrics? Yes, the tune you try to sing correctly with the lyrics is the melody of the

Content Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Here we have some practical notes on the C major scale to perform on the piano. By reading all the previous blog posts on Book Piano Lessons website, you can perform these pieces reasonably. Follow the notes and hand position. Track 1 - Right-Hand notes (4/4) The arc shape signs at some parts of these tracks indicate the Legato; playing the notes smoothly and connected. Note if the two occurring legato notes are the same we only press t

Understanding the measures is the part you can count the notes and the values while reading and performing.

Understanding the beat in music is a foundation for performing in sync, correctly and accurately.

Chords are one important part of contemporary music and music theory. If we understand the music scales it makes it easy to learn the chord

Movement between the notes in music starts with understanding the steps within the scales. Dive in to learn the most common scale in music C

An introduction to the piano keys, octaves and grand staff. learn about the natural keys and the accidentals.

The introduction to the clef signatures. The beginning of reading the musical notes.