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Matthew Clayton
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Understanding the names of notes in Piano music
If you are learning how to play the piano, chances are you are also learning the basics of being able to read music. The starting point to being able to read piano music, is being able to name the notes in the treble clef and bass clef. This takes years of practise to master, but shouldn’t take long at all to get the basics and play pleasing pieces on the piano hands together. First of all you will need to learn your various scales on the piano - major and minor and label the
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Matthew Clayton
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Online starter piano lessons
It is important that a beginner understands the geography of the piano keyboard. Notes on the piano are grouped into 12 notes that run in alphabetic order from A to G. Each group of notes on the piano has 7 white keys and 5 black keys - this is then repeated up the piano. The most important note to begin with is the middle C, in the middle of the piano just to the left hand side f the two black notes. There are lots of C’s on the piano but most beginners begin with the middle
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Matthew Clayton
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Piano Lessons on the web
There are many ways today with advancements in modern technology for you to learn, practise and master the piano. You no longer have to actually visit your piano teacher in person to receive lessons - this can be done all over the internet. Matthew Clayton gives lessons for those who are complete beginners right up to those studying grade 8 piano. He gives online piano lessons through video calls that work in exactly the same way as a real lesson in person. With Matthew you w
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Matthew Clayton
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Can you teach yourself piano? The 5 biggest mistakes
It is 100% possible to teach yourself piano online, up to a point. But be aware of the big mistakes that a lot of piano learners experience in the beginning. Firstly, they don’t set themselves and rigid set practices schedule. The only way to succeed successfully at the piano is practise the same time each day and get into that routine. The other thing people do is that don’t practise the piano effectively. The only way to achieve this is if you set yourself a stop watch to e
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Matthew Clayton
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Begin online piano lessons today!
The process of learning the piano need not take place in the traditional form of attending lessons in your piano teachers home. With the development of new technology, you can be anywhere in the world and have the benefit of learning piano with Matthew Clayton. Matthew is an experienced piano teacher from Great Britain. He has taught hundreds of piano students over the last ten years since he graduated in music from university. Matthew began teaching during the Coronavirus pa
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