Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The first thing any good piano teacher will talk about is how to sit correctly at the piano.  This is because it’s extremely easy to get it wrong at first and get into a bad habit. Correct posture, learning how to sit at the piano bench will … Continue reading A beginner’s guide to perfect piano posture →

Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The diminished scale, or octatonic scale, is an enigmatic and distinct scale that offers a great deal of melodic and harmonic depth and possibility. There are examples of the diminished scale in European classical music dating back to the time of Bach and also in various folk … Continue reading Explore the daring diminished scales →

Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The melodic minor scale is a variation on the natural minor scale that emerged primarily because of its melodic functionality, as opposed to its cousin, the harmonic minor scale, which developed based on its harmonic functions. In European classical music, the scale follows one interval pattern ascending … Continue reading Understanding the melodic minor scale →

Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Musicians are often practicing groups of notes played one at a time in order, on their instruments. This is a very common way to develop speed and skill, hand independence and practice playing at slow or fast tempos. These notes musicians are often practicing are called Scales, … Continue reading Understanding all seven diatonic scales →

Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Oftentimes music can express those things that we as humans can not say. Even more often when musicians write music, they will try and express something that doesn’t quite exist in the real world – a frightening image, a haunting chill, or a difficult memory or unrequited … Continue reading The harmonic minor scale: an extensive guide →