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Piano Fingering - How Do You Know?

How do you know what fingering to use? How do you know when to cross your pointer finger over your thumb or hit the same note three times using thumb,

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Ties or Slurs?

If there is a note is between tied notes, do you still hold it and play the note in between?

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Becoming a Simply Music Teacher

Hi there- I was just wondering how soon you can begin teaching the Simply Music method after signing up for the teacher course? Can you start teaching

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Interview with Edward Weiss of Quiescence Music

Get to know Edward Weiss of Quiescence Music, and his terrific New Age piano lessons online.

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Free Jim Brickman Download!

I'm a big fan of Jim Brickman and love his music. The holidays around our house always include listening to Jim's Christmas CDs (my favorite is still "The Gift"). Like Jim on Facebook and you can download a free song from his upcoming new album, Romanza.

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