by Rebecca Bogart | Nov 10, 2026 | Learning Pieces Faster
Everyone tells you to learn each hand on its own first when starting a new piece. I think that’s mostly a waste of your practice time. If you’ve done it, you probably know the result. Bruce M., a member of my community, said it plainly: “I can play...
by Rebecca Bogart | Oct 1, 2026 | Learning Pieces Faster
Most of us judge a piece by its grade number, or by how black the page looks. Both can fool you. A page full of sixteenth notes can be easier than it looks, and a quiet, simple-looking page can take months. Difficulty on the page comes down to 7 specific things, and...
