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Sight-Reading Strategies That Really Work (and Some That Don’t)

by Doug Hanvey | December 2, 2022 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano

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17 Success Strategies for Adult Piano Students

by Doug Hanvey | March 2, 2019 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano

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Deliberate Piano Practice (Part 1)

by Doug Hanvey | December 3, 2016 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano

In his book Talent Is Overrated, author Geoff Colvin considers what makes world-class performers different from everybody else. It’s an intriguing thesis and obviously highly relevant to musicians. Numerous …Share...

Stress Reduction for Musicians: Mindfulness of Breathing (Part 1 of 2)

by Doug Hanvey | April 16, 2016 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano

From 2007 to 2014, I taught an undergraduate mindfulness course at Indiana University Bloomington that was academic yet also highly experiential. Not surprisingly, a number of talented IU Jacobs School …Share...

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