A lot of piano students have a hard time with time signature 3/4, 3/8, and 6/8. Three is not easy to feel for most humans because we have 2 legs and 2 arms and walk with 2 feet like, 1-2-1-2. Almost everything in our everyday life is surrounded by 2, not of 3. 99.9% of the times, even tables have 4 corners, not 3 corners. A table is nothing to do with music. But my point is that it's hard to feel three. You probably noticed if you are playing a song in 4/4 and right after that if you...

I can't address enough how important music theory and ear training are for students of any musical instrument or any genre. Without you having good foundation with music theory or being able to "HEAR" (ear training) you'll soon get stuck on the same plateau for a long time. Think about ear training. Isn't music about listening sound? So, you need to be able to HEAR well. That's why listening is a big (huge) part of playing music. And theory also helps you to hear and understand what's going on in the music better. With the good solid foundation of music...

As some of you know, the reason for starting Galaxy Music Notes comes from being inspired by the amazing gorgeous orchestral suite, The Planets written by an English composer Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934). I just want to talk a little about him just in case you don’t know much about him. His musical influences come from composers such as Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Arnold Schoenberg and also strongly come from English folk songs. He was so shy that he didn’t take his fame very well and kept...

Visit & Read about digital piano I recommend

Hello, I'm Mizue Murakami, a music director of Galaxy Music Notes. If you are thinking about getting a digital piano please visit my piano instruction website and read this blog. For the brand, I recommend Yamaha. Within Yamaha brand there are many different types, series, and models. 

Visit & Read what Music Development Program is 

Hello, I'm Mizue Murakami, a music director of Galaxy Music Notes. If you are interested in finding out more about what Music Development Program by Royal Conservatory (RCM assessment examinations) is please my piano instruction website and read this blog.