Greensleeves Holiday Piano Lesson

Posted by Piano Mother on 12/30/2021 to Christmas Songs
This lesson is perfect for beginners and intermediate players and features three left hand techniques that will get you up and ready to play any song with a special twist.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas Piano Tutorial

Posted by Piano Mother on 11/29/2020 to Christmas Songs
In this video tutorial, I use the popular Christmas song, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, to demonstrate how to practice a new song.

Merry Christmas 2018

Posted by Yoke Wong on 12/23/2018 to Christmas Songs
Holiday greetings from Piano Mother

Carol of the Bells Piano - Ostinato Pattern

Posted by Yoke Wong on 10/23/2018 to Christmas Songs
As we approach Christmas season, I was inspired to remake a Christmas video lesson that I shot a few years ago. This lesson features a popular Christmas carol, Carol of the Bells. Originally a Ukrainian song, this carol was composed in 1914. The carol has since been arranged and performed in many different genres such as jazz, classical, rock, pop, etc.

Carol of the Bells - Piano Improvising

Posted by Yoke Wong on 9/23/2014 to Christmas Songs

One of the best techniques for learning how to improvise on the piano is to start with a simple left hand pattern and then add more complex right hand improvisation.

What Christmas Would Be Like without Music?

Posted by on 12/7/2011 to Christmas Songs
Who doesn't love to play Christmas sheet music on the piano, organ, or other instrument? For many people, sitting down at the keyboard to play the first carols of the season—or other traditional Christmas music—really mean the holidays have begun. Fortunately, we have abundant sources of Christmas sheet music available, for all instruments and difficulty ranges; even the smallest of us can learn to play simple versions of Christmas songs and enjoy them.

Christmas Carol Piano Music

Posted by on 12/4/2011 to Christmas Songs
Christmas Carol sheet music is so much a part of our holiday now that we may not think about where it came from or how it's been passed down to us today. The fact is the tradition of carol singing is very old—and not exclusive to Christmas.

The word "carol" is medieval, with roots in both French and Anglo-Normal languages; its original meaning has more to do with dance than Christmas carol sheet music! "Carols" didn't necessarily pertain only to Christmas, or even religious holidays. Over the ages, many "carol" tunes have come down to us that tell other stories in the pattern of verse/refrain (also called "burden"). But while many of us may encounter this type of carol in our musical experience, the odds are we think more of religious expression when we sing carols, as so many of them directly relate the story of Christ's birth.