If you want to learn to play the piano, where on earth do you start?

It's a tough question. To begin with, most of us can't afford to splash out on a grand piano, so a good place to start is to buy a good keyboard. Whether it's a second-hand one which has given its previous owner years of pleasure or a brand-spanking new one, once you've got it home the fun can begin. If you don't have the money to pay for piano lessons from a good teacher, buying some piano tuition books and piano sheet mu...

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Finding it difficult in choosing the music for your wedding? The right music can create the ideal atmosphere and act as the perfect beginning to any wedding ceremony. Here are some useful tips in picking the right music for your wedding day.

1) Pick a suitable piece of music for the bridal entrance which is the right length.

If you pick a 3 minute song for the wedding entrance you may only hear the first minute or so. Therefore, if you do have a piece of music which takes a while to get goi...

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Yesterday I performed for a wedding ceremony at one of the most glamorous venues I have ever performed at. It was at Loseley Park in Surrey. Rather than the standard entrance, signing and exit, the couple wanted me to play a hymn for everyone to sing to just before the recessional, which was certainly different

One amusing thing about this was that no-one really knew the hymn and it sounded like 2 groups of people singing at different times!!!!

I have to say it was one of the friendliest atmosp...
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I performed the first wedding of 2012 on Saturday at The Olde Bell in Hurley on Thames. The couple chose an excellent selection of music for the ceremony including Vide Cor Meum for the entrance, Clair de Lune and Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique for the signing of the register, and the song Wherever You Will Go for the exit.

One bizarre thing was that I had to play in separate room to the ceremony due to the location of the piano, and had to rely on hand signals from one of the groom's best men...
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