Ron Worthy

Play Piano - How to Play Piano With a Staccato Feel!

STACCATO: LEGATO'S OPPOSITE TWIN Staccato is an Italian word meaning "detached". In playing the piano, it means that the note is played shorter than its value. A note should be played in this manner if it is denoted by a dot above or under th... Read >

Learn Piano - The Expressive Elements Used in Playing the Piano

Our nature gives us the basic elements to survive. These elements are earth, wind, fire and water. Like our dear Mother Nature, music has its own basic elements to produce a good piece. In music, we call them the Expressive Elements and is divided int... Read >

Play Piano - Learn Piano - Basic Piano Lessons for Adults

The Music Staff In general, the music staff (or stave), is a set of five lines placed horizontally with four spaces, each representing a pitch. Each line or space has a note representing the corresponding letter of the keyboard. It may also contain re... Read >

Play Piano - Piano Lessons Online - Basic Piano Lessons for Adults

Familiarization with the Keys Learning piano does not always mean you need to get a reputable professor and pay him some amount of money to learn the basics. You can start learning all by yourself. All you need to know are the essentials in ... Read >

Play Piano - Posture

Posture You may think that perfect posture and hand positions are only applicable for women joining a beauty pageant. No. Posture is, in fact, one of the rudiments to help you attain your goal to become a good piano player. So how does it ... Read >

Play Piano - Piano Lessons for Adults!

Have you ever wonder how those pianists start working with the piano and how much they endured to be that good... I mean, just think about it? Did you ever wish you could play like them someday or in the near future? Have you dreamed of becoming a... Read >

Read Music - Music Seems to Be More Important Today Than Ever Before!

Possibly because it taps into our emotions in a way that technology and science, which increasingly inhabit our lives, DO NOT. Then again, perhaps music simply offers an escape from tensions of an increasingly pressurized society. Too often, howeve... Read >

How to Play the Piano - Eurhythmics, Solfege and Improvisation

"Dalcroze Eurhythmics" is an approach to music education based on the premise that rhythm is the primary element in music, and the source for all musical rhythm may be found in the natural rhythms of the human body. The total method consists of three p... Read >

How to Play the Piano - You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios!

Don't Live in a 'fools' Paradise! You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios to Play ANY Style of Music Let me tell you a short story... In the late 70's, between semesters while in College, I would hang out at a popular night club in Washington D... Read >

Playing the Piano - "Pitfalls" to Avoid When Studying Piano for the First Time!

For the 18+ years old adult, studying the piano for the first time in their life, I believe you should avoid three "pitfalls" to assure realistic progress. These pitfalls are unscrupulous online vendors, bogus review sites and well-intentioned piano ins... Read >

How to Play the Piano - For Adults Only!

You're never too old to start learning how to play the piano. There are SO many online instruction programs today, that I know it can be very confusing. It is my intent that this article will shed some light into your search to find the most appropriat... Read >

Play Piano - Beginners MUST Learn to Count Out Loud!

The fastest way to learn to play piano and make music, is to count out loud. If you choose not to, then you must use a Metronome... Every student, regardless of age, thinks that he or she can count in their heads and negotiate even the simplest rhyt... Read >

Piano Lesson - The Piano is a Drum Set

Copyright 2006 RAW Productions Too many pianists seem to have forgotten that their instrument is classified as part of the percussion family. They spend so much energy and focus on the minute details, such as which note goes where, that they lose (or ... Read >

Play Piano - Preparing to Practice

Copyright 2006 RAW Productions When the practicing "blahs" strike, you just need an attitude adjustment. You don't have to sweat blood to practice well. You don't even have to think of it as work, or duty, or even something that you ought to do. Sto... Read >

Play Piano - There Is No Substitute for Practice

Copyright 2006 RAW Productions There is no substitute for practice. By spending a couple of hours with your instrument every day you develop a special relationship with it. You need to have a regular practice routine that contains certain constant ... Read >