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Photos of My Piano & Keyboard Students at My Piano Lessons Portland Studio

February 24, 2013postadult, children, keyboard, photos, piano lesson, piano lessons portland, students, studio, video, youtubeN. Zarr

I’ve been teaching piano lessons in Portland for quite some time. My students provide me with endless opportunities to learn more about teaching every day. I love watching students progress week to week, listen to their excitement about making a breakthrough, or finding out what new music has inspired them. It’s an honor to work with all these great adult and children musicians, and I appreciate the significant efforts they have made to peruse the craft of making music happen. Here’s a photo video of them at the studio.

Silvan Zingg Blues Solo Piano Prodigy Silvan’s Night Train Trip Video

February 24, 2013postblues, blues piano, keyboard, lessons, piano, piano lesson, portland, studio, video, youtubeN. Zarr

Here is Silvan Zingg playing his composition “Silvan’s Night Train Trip” with his trio.

Beyond basic piano lessons, I get a lot of requests for Blues piano. It’s lots of fun to play and very relaxing. Anyone with moderate piano skills can learn to play Blues. The key to learning Blues is to get to the very foundation of how Blues is constructed and learn the essential rhythmic components that make it sound so great. At my studio, here in Portland, we also work a lot on ear training. A good improvisation depends on the keyboard player being able to hear what they are going to play before they play it. This is a learned skill, and one which develops over time.

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Piano Lessons, Keyboard for Beginners, Portland Oregon – Children, Adults

February 26, 2012postadult, beginner, blues, children, classical, keyboard lessons, norm zarr, piano lessons, portland, studioN. Zarr

If learning piano is something you have been thinking about for some time, here’s some of the things you can expect learning to play piano or keyboard. Learning piano is a wonderful new skill that you will have for years. It’s a very personal endeavor, and can be exciting and adventurous. You will begin to appreciate music in a way that you never imagined. Listening to music is great, but being able to play it will give you an entirely new level of understanding.

Individual private piano lessons will give you a weekly opportunity to work on new music and stay on a smooth course. I teach students from the age of 4 and up. Many students begin lessons as adults. I love working with beginner students. It’s great to watch their progress and see them explore the world of piano and keyboard music. Students decide which direction they would like to take the lessons. Some students prefer to work mostly on learning to read music. There is so much wonderful music to learn on piano; Classical, Pop, Blues, New Age, Folk, Jazz. Other students may wish to add blues improvisation, theory, and perhaps songwriting. I want students to have a fun experience learning to play and feel a sense of accomplishment right from the beginning. My studio is comfortable and relaxed place to study piano.

Norm Zarr
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Video – Great Piano Jazz Solo on Keyboard – Terrific Improvisation Style

February 18, 2012postblues improvisation, jazz piano, keyboard, keyboard lessons, music, piano lessons, portland, students, studio, videoN. Zarr

This is a wonderful jazz piano solo played on a keyboard. It’s a complicated and advanced example of what hard work can accomplish. The piano player shows us how the jazz art form combines exemplary playing skill with the ability to create music on the spot.

Here in Portland, at my studio, my piano lessons and keyboard lessons students learn a number of different piano skills. For some, one of those is jazz piano. Playing to play jazz piano can begin with a basic introduction to the genre. We often begin with a round of blues improvisation to get students started with the technique of developing improvisational skills. Developing a students ear to be able to play jazz is very important, and there are a number of ways to accomplish this. Whether students play at home on a piano or a keyboard, the music and teaching method is the same.

Jazz is probably the most American style of music of all. It’s a method of playing any song by developing new voicings for the chords, and variations of the melodies. Jazz can make any kind of music exciting and fresh to listen to.

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Portland, Oregon

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Having fun is the best way to get students relaxed and ready to learn new things at the studio. There are so many wonderful pieces of music to learn, from Bach to Beatles to Ben Fold. Reading music, playing by ear, blues improvisation, learning about melodies and chords, recording a video animation with music; there’s always something exciting to work on. Playing piano is a great way to take time off from the busy world and do something for yourself. Kids have lots of fun; so do adults.

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