Piano Lesson: What Can Pippi Longstocking Teach You About Piano Playing

Piano playing is an art with unlimited possibilites. Pippibought from a nearby amusement park. This piano
Longstocking made a remark in a film that can bewas fascinating in one aspect.
used when you try to learn to play piano.It was fantastically out of tune!
Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old Swedish girl in aWhen you played a melody on the piano it was like
series of children's books. Pippi has red braids and isplaying in different keys at the same time. My cousin
very unconventional, assertive, extraordinarily strong,living there never became a pianist. I don't know if the
and rich. She lives alone with a monkey and a horse inout of tune piano put her off but it sure didn't help her.
an old funny house. Her friends Tommy and AnnikaShe learned one funny piano song at least and I can
accompany her on her wild adventures.still remember the sound of it on that piano.
One Christmas when she was alone in the houseI think that you can say that a piano has to be tuned or
looking out through the window feeling lonesome herit isn't really a piano. All those beautiful and fantastic
lyoung friends and the children from town came in apiano compositions are intended to be played on a
procession to her house surprising her with atuned instrument.
Christmas present.I would suggest the following....
She was very happy when she saw them and when1. Have a piano. Meaning a tuned instrument. Make it a
she opened the present she found a trumpet andpriority to have your piano tuned by a piano tuner or if
immediately started to play on it.you are adventurous, try to tune it yourself! Read
One of the children commented: "I did'nt know that youabout piano tuning on the net.
played trumpet!". Pippi answered smilingly: "Well, it is2. Buy a digital piano. It is always in tune but has other
easier when you have a trumpet!"small disadvantages. It should have weighted key
Much wisdom there. It is easier to learn to play anaction to imitate the action of an acoustic piano.
instrument if you have an instrument. It is easier toWhen I was a child we always had our piano in tune
learn to play piano if you have a piano. Do you have abut I guess it is quite common to find pianos that is out
piano?of tune around the globe.
What does it mean to have a piano. Let me explain...........I guess you can get used to playing on out of tune
One of my cousins lived with her family in a small townpianos but this will limit your progress and the joy you
in a small house. In the house was a tall black pianodeserve to experience when you play piano.