In my last article, I discussed my extensive experience teaching singers to play piano and how traditional methods have not proved effective at preparing them for professional work. I have
In my experience as a professional pianist, vocalist and educator, I have found that one of the weakest links in the vocalist community is a lack of functional keyboard skills. This deficiency creates a huge handicap for singers and educators, keeping them from positions as section leaders, music directors and teachers. In the post-pandemic world, singers are going to need as many tools as possible in their toolkit to carve out a livelihood.