A Talk by Joe Stoner
Library Manager,
Alameda County Library
About this talk
I teach the simplest approach to playing piano. Children and adults can learn to create their own original songs without needing to learn music theory, without learning to read music, and without musical jargon. Instead of focusing on music theory, I rely on the feelings we get from different combinations of sounds to guide me. Composing and playing music is a great mindfulness practice since it completely occupies your mind without any words. Much of what I teach can even be done on free music apps or online piano simulators.
