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How To Play The Piano With Flair

Everyone, including the famous genius Mozart, needed to be taught how to play the piano. What he did with what he was shown, and how he played it out in his performances and compositions was certainly exceptional and extremely rare; to say the least.

So, where are you in this? What do you do with what you're shown, or what you already know? How do you play the piano with flair? A great deal depends on where, when, and how?


  • Where you place your attention.
  • When you shift your focus. And.....
  • How you choose to execute things.

These ideas are for all levels of experience. Sometimes I have a rough time with a new piece, and even after 25 years of playing, I have to remind myself of some basic points regarding how to play the piano.

  • Am I placing my attention more in my hands?
  • When do I need to shift my focus more to the listening and less to the reading/looking at the keyboard as I play?
  • How exactly is this to be done? (By ear more? By touch mostly? By chord progression pattern?)

If some of this doesn't make sense to you, don't be alarmed. It will become clear as you study the piano more. Remember, the information on this site is meant to help you Learn Piano and Shine. No website can replace a live teacher. This site will definitely arm you with great ideas, exercises, concepts, and tips. It may serve to remind you of things you are already familiar with and give you a new way to utilize them. How To Play Piano goes into a little more detail.

Learn To Play Piano has some good brief advise. It can be applied to all learning.

Play Piano By Ear has a great exercise that is useful for any level of piano.

If you plan to use a keyboard instead of a piano, Piano Keyboard has excellent time saving pointers.

If you'd like to hear some piano played with a little flair and read brief 'how to' explanations, visit Listen To Christmas Music for two short examples.

Performance Anxiety has some very good points that can help, if you're feeling this.

John's hands at the piano

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