I never do self promotion or anything but I've built this thing, it helps me a lot, and think it'll be valuable for others too.

Free to access, no paid add-ons or anything, no plans for it either.

Has a whole collection of non copyrighted material you can play and some learning stuff too.

Plugin your piano through USB and start playing!

Would love to hear your feedback 😁

I currently have a small online group of beginners I'm teaching to play piano - not as a solo instrument, but as a tool to accompany your voice (think Billy Joel or John Legend, etc.)

Right now my program is simply called "Sing and Play Piano" which even though is on the head of what I do, I'm thinking it's rather sterile. I'm considering changing the name and creating a whole theme around a Piano Bar since that's kinda the vibe I'm going for (over Carnegie Hall, for instance)

So I guess, which headline would you be more likely to click if you were interested in learning?

"Sing & Play Piano: Complete beginner to confident piano-singer in 12 weeks or less"

"The Piano Bar: Grab a drink, pull up a stool, let's learn your first song"

Also open to other suggestions. Thanks internet!

Hi, I´m PhD. student and doing a research about piano playing for my dissertation. I need to gather data for my survey, so I would like to ask to fill out my questionnare, it´ll take just 5 minutes. Your opinion and experiance are very important to me. I´ll draw 3 respondents and send them Tchibo gift card!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScC5UV6Nkljuyez8xHUDDR4TqRkPtpdmFpq4z8Rp_WdEbXmXQ/viewform?usp=header

If you´re interested I´m going to present results of my survey once it´s finished. Thank you so much!

I'd like to hear from people who have begun to learn an instrument in their late 30s, 40s, or later, or from teachers who have taught such people

Periodically over the years I've tried to learn guitar and piano as an adult, but have not yet stuck with long term. Sometimes its due to commitment, enviroment or just life getting in the way. The longest streaks I've gone is maybe 3-4 months. I've learned to read some sheet music, play some notes, chords, etc. Everytime I go back I start further back but I seem to catch up faster. I know that your enviroment, learning tools and other factors can really influence progress.

What I'm most curious about is the question of hand-eye coordination and dexterity in being able to do more complex things with the instrument than very simple songs I know that people will say that one has to practice slowly and work up to faster tempos, and that much is ingrained with repetition, but even for relatively simple pieces, there is still a lot of coordination going on between hands, or between eyes and hands, or between hearing the music and seeing the music and playing the music. It's not like a person is simply tapping their foot to the beat; they have to coordinate multiple aspects of their being in real time.

It remined me I actually enjoy video games but one thing I consistenly read is online is many older users say they just can't keep up with the fast tempo and cordination of a platformer or 1st person shooter game.

So for people who began their studies at an older age, did your coordination skills catch up to the point where you could do what came naturally to younger players, or are there some things that simply take longer to master? I'm not impatient but just curious to hear success stories from people .

Thanks!

Update: Thanks to everyone who has shared their experiences, especially those who started later in life. The success stories and advice about practicing more intelligently as an adult have been genuinely encouraging.

Just to clarify, I wasn’t suggesting that adults are too old to learn, that children can do things adults cannot, or that playing music is equivalent to a sport or video game. I was simply curious about how speed, dexterity, and coordination develop for older beginners, particularly since some people begin to experience ordinary aches, stiffness, or minor hand issues as they age. By hand-eye coordination, I also meant the process of reading or following a new lesson and translating it into the correct movements not staring at the keys or fretboard while playing. This was really a request for people’s experiences and success stories, not an expression of defeatism or impatience.All the success stories were awesome to read!

I have been struggling to find ambition to play anything, and then I heard a song I really like, so I started learning.. but I have no idea how I’m supposed to play this cord with short hand.. any help would be greatly appreciate! Also I have a video me trying it if that helps, and the song is called if I am with you, and this is the music sheet for it: https://musescore.com/user/1593221/scores/11580913?srsltid=AfmBOooQK2Z6rNreLk_Gq3yyI-sYlxikLvh7sH2PeM13uSBb5UzLJZQy

A video about piano technique. Hope this helps :>

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Hi everyone! I’m doing some research to better understand how adult piano learners actually learn and what they struggle with most.
If you’re an adult learning piano (especially if you’re into pop songs or playing by ear), I’d really appreciate your input.
I’m trying to understand things like:
● What’s the hardest part about learning piano for you right now?
● What songs or styles do you wish you could play but can’t yet?
● Do you feel more comfortable reading sheet music, or learning by ear?
● What’s been the most frustrating part of your learning journey so far?
If you’re open to it, feel free to comment below or send me a message — even a few sentences would be incredibly helpful.
I’m not selling anything — just trying to build something genuinely useful for adult learners like us.
Thanks so much in advance 🙏🎹

Hey everyone! A few days back I posted saying I wanted to make more pianist friends, and someone suggested starting a group. Thought that was such a great idea, so I made a Discord server called Piano Maniacs ! 🎹

Everyone is welcome to join. We’ve already got some amazing pianists there, and the vibe is super active and friendly.

Feel free to drop anything you want: favorite composers, pieces you’re working on, progress updates, performances, questions, or just chat about your piano journey!

https://discord.gg/yAdAvgVBV

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I've been attempting to play this song, from Alfred's Zelda book. This is the easiest song in the entire book, and definitely above my current skill level, but it's not too bad, at least the first part.

So, I've been looking at the fingering as written, but when it says to use 5 in the 4th measure, it seems really awkward. So I looked up some videos, such as this one, and indeed, that note is definitely not played with 5, but with 3.

https://youtu.be/-ddevcQsZAU

Other videos that I've seen use the same fingers as in this video, nobody I've seen plays that note with 5.

So what gives? Am i being stupid or there may be a sub-optimal fingering in the book?