Links to Learning Strategies

Fundamentals of Piano Practice, 2nd Edition - by Chuan C. Chang
"You can learn piano up to 1000 times faster (!) compared to other methods", claims the author. And he has a point - see Chapter One, IV.5. "For hundreds of years, many teachers and other books taught you what techniques to acquire, but that is of little use unless you know how to acquire them quickly, as Mozart, Liszt, etc., did. You can download the entire book free." Check it out, you'd be mad not to. I especially related to his idea that "in order to play fast, you have to practice fast.".

Unleashing Talent
By Ricardo Iznaola includes : ";The Myth of Innate Talent - The Adult Beginner - Pedagogy as Conspiratorial Alliance - Conclusion: towards a compassionate pedagogy of liberation." Iznaola gets more and more wordy over the years, but there is a lot of sense in what he says.

" It really covers it all, from the technical such as scales, chords, to the more esoteric, such as the mind body connection of guitar playing. " Renowned guitarist Philip Hii www.delmar.edu/music/phii.html Click the cover to read about 'Guitar Playing and how it works' and how it can improve your Guitar Playing !