| Sometimes the teacher learns more from
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| | suggested.4. Still another piano student
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| the student than the student does from
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| | took an idea from me and twisted it a
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| the teacher. Hopefully, not too often,
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| | bit. I suggested that she play along with
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| but today I would like to share with you
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| | pieces she liked on tapes and CD's, so
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| some great practicing ideas that have
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| | she would get a feel for the motion of
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| come from my piano students over the
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| | the song. (I used to do that by the hour
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| years:1. A Colonel in Virginia that I
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| | when I was a teen-ager, and it paid off
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| taught for several years got up at 4AM
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| | big time for me!). She took the idea and
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| every weekday morning and practiced on an
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| | tried it and liked it so much that she
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| electronic keyboard with headphones so he
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| | started getting videos of people playing
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| wouldn't disturb anyone at that time of
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| | the piano. She arranged her TV and video
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| the morning. "I love the early morning",
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| | player so that she could be at her piano
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| he said, "because it's so quiet and
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| | while the video was playing, and she
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| peaceful and I'm fresh and raring to go.
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| | would play along with the pianist on the
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| No phones are ringing, no people walking
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| | screen, following her/his hand motions
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| into the room, no disturbances at all. I
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| | and arm motions and finger position and
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| practice for a half-hour, have breakfast,
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| | thereby getting a feeling for the flow of
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| and then hit it for another half-hour --
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| | the music. (Patterning). Her creativity
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| all before I have to show up for work.
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| | is paying off for her -- she is advancing
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| When I get home in the evening, if I'm
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| | rapidly. (And by the way, don't think she
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| too tired to practice, I don't feel
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| | is "copying" the person she is watching
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| guilty because I've already got my licks
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| | -- not at all. It's the same principle as
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| in for the day. And if I'm up to
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| | watching Michael Jordan moving toward the
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| practicing some more -- well, it's a
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| | basket, or watching Sammy Sosa swing a
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| bonus!"2. An elementary school teacher in
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| | bat -- it just gets you in the right
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| Indiana told me she took each piece I
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| | groove before you apply your own style to
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| assigned her and transposed it into all
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| | it.)5. A doctor I have taught for years
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| 12 keys -- not written out, but at the
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| | makes a idea file of things he has
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| piano -- in her head. She said "It
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| | learned about piano playing over the
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| doesn't always sound so hot, but I find
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| | years. He notes where in a given book or
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| that if I keep at it day after day, I can
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| | tape or video I discuss such and such a
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| at least get by in the most difficult
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| | topic, and files that alphabetically.
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| keys, and it makes the easier keys seem
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| | Then later when he needs to refer to that
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| real simple. And it gives me a
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| | idea, he simply looks up the idea in his
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| perspective that I just wouldn't get it I
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| | file, locates the video or cassette or
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| just played it in one key -- the key it
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| | book, and presto -- he can review that
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| is written in. I've learned that each key
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| | idea or concept almost instantly. It's
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| has it's own "feel", and some keys are
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| | like a card catalog in the library --
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| bright (like "D") and some keys are
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| | makes finding things so much faster than
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| mellow (like "Db").3. Another piano
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| | flipping through endless books trying to
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| student with a similar idea, who was the
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| | find that idea you saw long ago.
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| Minister of Music in a Catholic church,
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| | With the advent of the computer a person
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| said he took one whole month of the year
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| | could store and categorize ideas such as
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| and devoted it to mastering just one key.
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| | this very quickly.Hope this gives you
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| Since there are 12 months in the year and
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| | some ideas of your own!Duane Shinn is the
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| 12 Major keys, that works out perfectly.
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| | author of over 500 music books and music
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| So in January he played everything he
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| | educational materials such as DVD's,
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| could find in the key of C, and
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| | CD's, musical games for kids, chord
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| transposed anything that wasn't in C into
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| | charts, musical software, and piano
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| C. In February he went up 1/2 step to the
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| | lesson instructional courses for adults.
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| key of C# (also known as Db
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| | His instant piano chord finder software
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| enharmonically) and played everything in
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| | titled "How To Find Any Piano Chord
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| Db and searched for pieces written in the
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| | Instantly!" has been used around the
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| key of Db, and so on. By the time the
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| | world. He holds advanced degrees from
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| year was up, he had a pretty fair grasp
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| | Southern Oregon University and was the
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| on the 12 Major keys. I suggested that he
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| | founder of Piano University in Southern
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| devote the next year to the 12 minor
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| | Oregon. He is the author of the popular
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| keys, and the next year to the modes, and
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| | free 101-week online e-mail newsletter
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| the next year to polytonality, etc., etc.
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| | titled "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano
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| -- but as I recall he decided to just
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| | Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions"
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| recycle through the 12 major keys, since
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| | with over 58,600 current subscribers.
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| he used them so much more than the ones I
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