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Top 10 Easy Piano Songs

Want to impress your audiences, even with your simple piano skills? Give one of these easy, yet iconic melodies a go, with the help of our piano instructors Alwyn & Michelle Huang. Grab your keyboard and start practicing!   Flower Dance by DJ Okawari Topping the list is a soundtrack composed and produced by DJ Okawari from Shizuoka, Japan! Mixed with oriental melodies, this pop song creates a lasting nostalgic feeling. Learn how to play Flower Dance made easy by our piano instructor with basic 4/4 time signature and light left-hand accompaniment. Always by Yoon Mi Rae From the 2016 … Read more

A Holiday Gift Guide for Drums

Sourcing for a great drums’ paraphernalia or books for your drummer friends or family? Check out our latest gift catalog for drums, curated by Liberty Park Music’s very own drum instructor, Brendan Bache. We give you AWESOME options to surprise your family & friends! Mapex Tornado 5 Piece Drum Kit Royal Blue If you are feeling generous this Christmas, get the Mapex Tornado 5-piece drum kit for your kids, or spouse!. It’s a perfect beginner drum kit with 5 drums, 2 cymbals and more for less than £300. Gift Here Istanbul Mehmet Samatya Cymbal Set 1 With this reasonably priced, … Read more

A Holiday Gift Guide for Guitar

The holiday season is coming and some of us may still be searching frantically for awesome gift ideas. Members at Liberty Park Music have asked our talented instructors for a few suggestions, thus we have created a gift catalog! In this guitar gift guide, we assembled a list from our guitar teacher – Ze – to present the best gifting options: found on Amazon or direct websites! Thalia Capo 200 A guitar capo essentially allows the player to execute a music piece in a different key. This stunningly beautiful capo, designed by Thalia, keeps the guitar in tune with interchangeable … Read more

Top 5 Classical Music Attractions in Paris

This Christmas season, lovers, friends, or adventurers may flock to Paris to enjoy their holiday. Celebrating the season with a classical concert adds a layer of joy to the trip, so here are our top 5 picks for classical music venues for your ultimate pleasure. These places are minutes away from well-known landmarks in Paris, check out the video to be sure where, and scout them as part of your travel itinerary! 1. Radio France Founded in in 1975, Radio France is a public service radio broadcaster. It has multiple media companies with a landmark that hosts a variety of … Read more

7 Must-Know Tips to Ace the ABRSM Piano Examination

As a follow-up to our previous article, which covered the general ABRSM piano examination syllabus, we asked some of our past examinees to share tips that helped them score distinctions for their exam. Here at Liberty Park Music, we present their collective advice. Read and utilize the top 7 valuable tips gathered for your child to ace their ABRSM Piano Examination 2018! 1.Practice, Practice, Practice Ultimately, practice is key. Just like exercising or studying for an exam, effort produces results. As mentioned in our previous article, the examination pieces monopolize 60% of the total score. Acing this section is equivalent … Read more

Practicing as a Percussionist & Pianist: An Interview with Rachel Lee

Liberty Park Music has always been keen on embracing a wide collection of genres. We love to provide perspective from musicians of different backgrounds, countries, and music styles. Following the episode on contemporary artist, William Benckert, today’s episode brings you a multi-talented instrumentalist, well-versed in piano and percussion, Rachel Lee. A graduate from Royal Academy of Music, Lee spent 4 years pursuing her bachelor studies in London. She returned to Hong Kong, spreading her love for music through teaching and performing. In pursuing piano and percussion, Lee tells us how she allocates her time to develop each respective skill, her … Read more

Practicing as a Contemporary Pianist: An Interview with William Benckert

In our latest episode of LPM’s practice series, we manage to land an interview with Scandinavian jazz and electronic pianist, William Benckert. To shade light on different practicing techniques, our past interviews have included collaborative pianist Dr Minjung Seo and jazz pianist Steven Paszkowski, both bringing valuable insights to specific genres: classical and jazz. This time round we bring in another jazz pianist who derives influences from electronica and other contemporary tunes! Hailing from Sweden, Benckert currently resides in London with a fellow musician roommate. While exploring the local music scene, he creates compositions on the side for different ceremonies. … Read more

Scary Movie Music: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells in The Exorcist

In the month of October, Liberty Park Music presents you the 2nd episode of theme music analysis in our annual Halloween Horror Movie reviews. For our first video, we dissected John Carpenter’s revolutionary film Halloween. This time round, our very own movie junkie Nick Vaky selected an all-time horror film: The Exorcist. He evaluated the melodies used in the film and how each element work its way to get under your skin – or not! The Exorcist, adapted from a novel with the exact title, turned into a cult classic when it rolled out in 1973. The accompanying music became … Read more

Practicing as a Jazz Pianist: An Interview with Steven Paszkowski

As promised, Liberty Park Music is committed to presenting the best guides for practice from industry experts all around the world. For the pilot episode, we had a rare opportunity to interview Dr Minjung Seo, a collaborative pianist, who revealed some of her most treasured tips when it comes to practicing. Continuing on, we unveiled yet another amazing and talented individual, Steven Paszkowski: a multifaceted musician. In this new episode, we stepped in the shoes of Paszkowski and soaked in his knowledge as a performer, composer, and educator. Not forgetting how practice is imperative to all musicians, he shared how … Read more

Facebook Series: Live with Brendan Bache

At Liberty Park Music, a global community of music lovers drawn together, we believe in presenting our international audiences the finest assortment of music from all over the world. In this upcoming series, we are bringing a string of Facebook Live Feeds from our teachers around the globe to you. These live feeds zoom into our teacher’s perspective and expertise on music; furthermore, it gives you an early preview of how lessons are crafted for students. LPM teachers provide step-by-step instructions for easy comprehension and juicy tips on improvement techniques. Join us on this euphonious journey to understand how each … Read more