1KHO 838: Curing the World of Note-Reading Illiteracy | Yigal Kaminka, Simply Piano

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Millions of adults wish they had never quit music, and millions more wish they had learned in the first place. In this fascinating conversation, Ginny sits down with Yigal Kaminka who is a professional musician, former principal oboist of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and co-founder of Simply Piano. They talk about why music matters so much and why learning it has traditionally been harder than it needs to be. From brain development and confidence to family connection, creativity, and lifelong learning, Yigal shares his mission to make music accessible to everyone. Whether you're raising kids, dusting off an old dream, or simply wondering if it's too late to start, this episode is a powerful reminder that the ability to make music isn't reserved for the gifted few. It's a skill that can enrich an entire lifetime. Learn more at Simply Piano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:25.4	My name is Ginny Ehridge and the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:28.1	And we are going to be talking today about something that is near and dear to my heart.
0:31.7	We are going to be talking about music and more specifically learning how to play music.
0:36.4	I am a piano player and started learning at
0:38.3	age four and it is a very, very special part of my life. But I know life can be busy for parents.
0:44.0	It's hard to find teachers. It's hard to get to lessons. Or sometimes you just need a little bit
0:47.8	of extra, like motivation to get the practice in and not to quit. And it is an absolute honor to have Igal Kaminka here.
0:56.0	He is a co-founder of Simply. This is an app where you can learn all sorts of instruments.
1:03.0	We're going to be focusing on piano today, but this is being used by millions worldwide.
1:07.0	Egal welcome.
1:09.0	Thank you. I'm really excited to be here and I'm a musician myself and I'm really excited that you're playing piano since four.
1:16.6	Yes, yes. And I have a daughter who sings and so I'm able to accompany her and those are the types of things that you can't ever predict.
1:24.6	You know, you don't know down the road. And so she does different
1:28.2	competitions and things. And I'm able to be the one that plays the piano underneath what she's
1:32.7	singing. So there's just been, it's been very good for us to build community, music, it expands
1:38.3	your world. So I would love if you would kick off with your story. So you play the oboe and also the recorder. And I watched one of
1:47.1	your videos. I didn't realize that a recorder, you know, you often think of that as an, you know,
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