Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

Piano progress: 6 months

Six months learning piano. Still very much an adult beginner. Still very excited about it. I'm still committed to Piano Career Academy (PCA) and the Russian School of Piano Playing (RSPP) method book,...

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Madama Butterfly: 4 months piano progress!

Four months learning piano! My progress has slowed down a little this past month, because of work and family. Still, I continue practicing every single day and I can really feel the benefits of consis...

piano, piano prep grade

Self portrait, 2021

me

Backlit by the sun.

Can't Help Falling in Love, by Elvis Presley (3 months piano progress!)

To celebrate my 3 months piano anniversary, I decided to stray away from method books and learn an easy arrangement of Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love. Recording is hard. I filmed 19 takes to get th...

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3 months piano progress!

I am learning so much from Ilinca and her PCA course (piano career academy). I'm really happy I discovered this so early in my piano journey! Here are some of my favorite pieces I worked on this month...

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