When sitting down at the piano for a practice session, it can be really tempting to just jump straight into practicing that new song you’ve been wanting to play. Having that kind of enthusiasm to start practicing a song is really great but, as a pianist, you should also try to start each practice session with a few warm-up exercises in order to get your muscles and your brain up and running. It may sound too obvious, but piano playing, and music performance in general, is a physical activity — this means that you’re using your muscles just as much as your brain, and you should aim at creating ..read more

Disney songs are a classic choice for the beginning pianist. There are so many famous Disney songs to learn to play on the piano across different styles and genres. Some of the most famous Disney songs are available to learn with Skoove. Having access to authentic and accurate sheet music means you learn a correct version of the music. Check out our list of Disney piano songs and start playing your favorites today! Start your musical journey Fall in love with the music - Learn your favorite songs; whether they're classical, pop, jazz or film music, all at a level that suits you. Enjoy inte ..read more

In this article, we’ll discuss different aspects of the F major chord, such as common piano fingerings, inversions, common progressions, and even a few song recommendations for you to start putting into practice what you’ll learn by the end — Let’s get started! Start your musical journey Fall in love with the music - Learn your favorite songs; whether they're classical, pop, jazz or film music, all at a level that suits you. Enjoy interactive piano lessons - Learn with courses that help you master everything from music theory, chords, technique and more. Get real-time feedback - Improve yo ..read more

“Do re mi fa so la ti da” is an instantly recognizable refrain. This is especially true if you have ever watched “The Sound of Music”. This is an example of solfege patterns being used to help teach a musical scale. For most musicians who take up an instrument, one of the first things you will do is learn how to play a major scale.  For other musicians who are singers, or learning to sing, it can be very difficult to sing a musical scale in tune, because the voice does not have any physical keys we can press to make the notes in tune. The intervals are consistent on a piano and we have th ..read more

Few composers in the history of western music can be said to have achieved the same level of fame and musical honors we’ve attributed to Beethoven. Beethoven’s music is so ubiquitous that he finds himself as a member of the “3 B’s of Classical Music”, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.  Ludwig Van Beethoven composed for instruments such as the piano and violin, and extremely successfully wrote for groups of instruments, with some of Beethoven’s famous songs being written for symphony orchestra and string quartet.  However, Beethoven did not need an orchestra to move his audience, as he was ..read more

Learning about a diverse range of musical artists is a great way to expand your knowledge, gather new inspiration, and experience new worlds and ideas. The universe of music is so vast and encompasses so many styles, cultures, and traditions that it would take several lifetimes to explore and appreciate all of it. Fortunately, we as pianists can start right away by exploring pianists of different cultures and learn something small of their background and cultural heritage. This Diversity Awareness Month, take some time to explore famous pianists from different backgrounds. Start your musica ..read more

The E major chord is a wonderful, bright sounding chord. It is commonly found in many songs and learning how to play it quickly and easily is a foundational part of learning to play chords on the piano. Let’s dive into some of the basics of the E major chord such as how it is constructed, which fingers to use, how to move it through various chord inversions and which other chords are related to the key of E major. When you are ready, dive in! Start your musical journey Fall in love with the music - Learn your favorite songs; whether they're classical, pop, jazz or film music, all at a leve ..read more

The F minor chord is a wonderful, darker sounding triad that is commonly found in a number of popular songs and classical favorites. Learning to master the F minor chord is a basic skill on piano that will broaden your repertoire of chords, deepen your understanding of music theory and harmony, and allow you to access more new and exciting sounds. In this article, we will explore all the basics of the F minor chord including how it is built, how we play it on the piano in both hands, some chords that are related to the F minor chord, and some common chord progressions that use F minor. When yo ..read more

Learning how to balance your hands on the piano is an important skill to develop. Developing solid and consistent control over your tone, dynamics, and articulation is a skill that is not built overnight. It takes months and years of practice to build a strong sound on the piano.  Fortunately, having an awareness of this process will help focus your awareness so that you can maximize your practice time and make the most efficient progress possible. There are some basic exercises you can build into your practice routines to help develop the balance in your hands. This week, we will explore ..read more

C minor chords are complex, sad, and emotional chords, if you know how to use them correctly. This article teaches you how to invert your c minor chords, so you can play them all over the keyboard. Knowing how to take a C minor chord from its root position and change the chord’s position relative to the lowest note so that you can play it in other areas of the keyboard, or play it with two hands is one of the best and easiest skills to learn on the instrument, so that you can change your entire knowledge of expression on the instrument.  Start your musical journey Fall in love with th ..read more