Westlund Piano Studio

There are two problems with how other methods teach scales and chords. Firstly, they use music notation to teach scales and chords. This means that a student's ability to learn scales and chords is limited to whatever their music reading skills are. The truth is, students are capable of easily playing scales and chords at a level that far exceeds their music reading level. So why hold them back? In my method, I use illustrations of the piano keyboard with dots and/or finger numbers on the keys to graphically illustrate exactly how to play each scale and chord. No music reading is involved! So students can progress as quickly as they like with scales and chords, even though their music reading may be progressing slower. The second problem with how other methods teach scales and chords...

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