Piano Answers

We just bought a used Lyon & Healy upright that’s in good condition. Its played about 1-2 hours a day. Any style ranging from classical to pop. And we live in the midwest.

I’m currently taking piano lessons.

I bought a used Hammond upright & it was loaded (then unloaded) on a pickup truck by two men (imagine the beating) & then I had to move again & the same thing happened, yet no one said it needs tuning (even the piano teacher) & it sounds great still. Possible?

I have enrolled him in a music conservatory last April. He knows 3 simple songs, & he also knows how to read music. The challenge comes in when he will not play anything new or he goes at such a slow pace that he cannot keep up with the class. In other words, he is currently 3 songs behind. I have tried the following approaches so far: 1) asking him to play what he already knows as a warmup 2) playing myself & asking him to join in 3) providing incentives like ice cream if he plays for 5 minutes 4) removing mindless activities like watching television until he has had his daily session. I know it’s been a praticularly bad piano practicing week because he has not had any television since last Wednesday. In other words, I didn’t allow him to watch any television until he had even one practice session. Another part of the problem is if he has a break between piano practice sessions it’s like pulling teeth to get him back on the piano again.