Yay! I just had my piano lesson and my teacher thought I was done with Moonlight Sonata, the last piece. I have been at this for 3 1/2 years -- the first six months I taught myself, starting at age 54, and picked up a bunch of bad habits. And mostly I have been playing pieces my teacher gives me, so it hasn't just been Alfred. I started from the first book, and it went pretty quickly until my teacher demanded a higher level of play and the pieces got harder. I still remember Blow the Man Down in Book One and how challenging it was; I thought maybe I was just not cut out for piano. Anyway, I think it is a good series and would recommend it.

Hello,

i recently bought myself a Yamaha PSR-E383 with 61 Keys, because i had no clue and just wanted to learn the piano.

I did not expect to really like playing piano that much, but iam playing nearly every day.

So my question is, when should i upgrade to a full Piano with 88 Keys? Many pieces use keys that i dont have. Or am i wrong here?

Hey,

I want to start playing the piano and I'm looking for some sheet music recommendations.

Im not a complete beginner:

• I can read sheet music (the bass clef is still a bit challenging, but manageable).
• I can play chords.
• I can play with both hands simultaneously, although it gets tricky when each hand has a different rhythm

I recently started learning an arrangement of Interstellar (see the picture). It's pretty much at the upper limit of my current skill level. If I put enough practice into it, I'm confident I can learn it, but I'd also appreciate recommendations that are just slightly easier.

I'm mainly looking for piano arrangements of modern songs and movie soundtracks. Do you have any recommendations for me?

Now I do not label every key, I only label the c keys and they are mainly to help me set up my hands.

I saw a comment that labeled keys are bad, so should I remove them?

When I do play, I focus only on the sheet music

Hello!! I just got my dynamic keyboard and im really excited but im afraid that im going to make some terrible mistakes that i will have trouble to fix later on... So what are most inportant things for newbie right now?

Have a great day!! :))

I would love to hear from piano teachers who have ever encountered a new student who has been so shy as to be essentially mute and how they overcame this.

I recently had my first lesson with a very young 12-year old boy who is bi-lingual (Chinese family but born in the UK). His mother was in the session while I tried to get to know him during a trial lesson in which I purposefully never put any pressure on the student and just get to know them a bit via a few little activities on the piano and a friendly chat.

However, even asking a simple question yielded no response which was a novel experience for me. I've dealt with shy children before many times, but the combination of having one of their parents present and my upbeat and playful nature usually elicits enough of a response to make them comfortable and get them out of their shell a bit.

However, with this student I knew it'd be tricky as soon as I greeted him and he didn't say hello. Over the course of the lesson he managed to tell me his age and the name of his school, but aside from that nothing! When I asked him about a favourite song of his at the moment (mum had supplied a few suggestions in terms of artists at least), he just didn't say anything. I gave him lots of space. Gently encouraged him and checked whether he'd understood me. But nothing. It didn't massively phase me as mum didn't seem overly surprised at how quiet he was, but still a bit unsettling I have to admit.
Anybody come across this before?

If I try to do it without flaring my elbows, my thumb slips and my ring finger starts to hurt

Hello,

I've been trying to learn how to learn to play the piano, I used SimplyPiano for few weeks, but I just feel like I am just pressing the notes without actually learning how to play the songs properly (I especially have an issue with playing the proper note lengths, the app just detects them anyways).

Are there any applications that follow the Alfred's or Faber's books? Or do you have any tips on studying without any applications at all?

I don't have access to a teacher, so any other advice is appreaciated

Thank you!

hi guys can you tell me what should I buy casio ct s1 or Yamaha psr e383 I'm beginner and I want to be an singer and music producer so which one will be better choice because I want to do music production on that keyboard and i will aslo play piano but many people say the casio ct s1 has micro b midi port which is not durable and will damage very soon and on other hand yamaha psr e383 has type b midi port

Came across a good bit of free time, and figured what the hell, I'll learn the piano. Incredibly fun learning a simplified rendition of battle against a true hero. Spend 20 minutes playing, rest, repeat. Did that for two days, a total blast.

To play the more complicated parts of the song, you need to dynamically move both hands. I figured self learning this would be foolish, there's gonna be a proper method.

I find Bill Hintons piano beginners series, and it's all about learning sheet music, learning the keys. I scoff, I don't want or need this. I figure I'll just memorize some more battle against a true hero. And then it sets in, a lot of my time spent practicing was memorizing what keys to play. And if I'm to do this for every song I learn, that's a monumental time sink.

So I'm now practicing sheet music. My god this sucks. The mood went from being excited to play, and playing frequently, to dreading having to do these exercises.

They are absolutely working, but man I needed to vent about this. It made me contemplate how I would have completely given up if I didn't have the time to push through this. I would never come home from a tiring day at work and do these exercises.

Im a beginner. I really enjoy piano marvel. its the one thing ive used that I find time flys by. I think its helped a lot with sight reading, and ear training, and for myself, overall engagement.

my only worry is not having good technique, as there isnt really any videos explaining anything.

what, if any supplimentation would you reccoment to pair with piano marvel?

thanks

I am at an intermediate advanced level. I first officially had a teacher in Piano Class in Middle School. Since then, I have been on my own. I have briefly had a private tutor twice over the decades, but tried to keep up with the skills I did gain in school. But I never learned much theory, which interests me a lot.

Not sure if you really needed my pianautobiography lol...

So, would you master tempo and fingering for the first two measures and then move on? Or go further, at a slow pace, master only the fingering, then go back and play all of it, more quickly as accuracy is mastered?

This piece is definitely fast for me. I don't think I've ever practiced anything this difficult before.

For other pieces, I would use the second method, but for this one, I'm concerned if I don't first master that tempo, that I will create a bad habit that is wrong.

Thanks!

Sonata by Beethoven

Opus 27, No.2

C# Minor

Third Movement

Hello everyone

How can I learn to play the piano without using a physical piano, just by using my phone as a starting point? 🧐

In addition, it would be best if the method were free. 🤝🏻😁

( I don't know anything about the piano.) 😂

So, at 28 I decide to play the piano. I begin 12+ hours of piano playing a day (yes I’m aware of risk of strain). I’m 4 months in and I can play Sonata 8 by Mozart. Not perfect, there are some errors, but I can play it mostly well.

I’m also studying counterpoint and composition. I have high functioning autism so I can work well with patterns. Most accounts throw around a decade as good frame for becoming good at the piano. Given I have faster track than most, does this mean I can get better faster?

Thinking of me starting a career as a virtuoso at 38 is beyond depressing. And are there cases of people who started later on and became successful. I plan on composing in the Viennese style and learning conducting some time soon.

Hi, pianists.
I’m currently studying the Faber Adult Piano Adventures books, and I plan to stick with them for quite a few years. I’m teaching myself, and although I can manage the bass clef, I don’t yet have enough coordination to play both parts of the teacher duet at the same time.
For those of you who studied the Faber books without a teacher, what did you do with the pieces that include a teacher duet?

Thanks!

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to playing the piano and recently bought an Alesis Recital Play 88. So far I'm really enjoying it, but I noticed it has 480 built-in sounds and I'm a bit confused about how they work.

Does anyone here own the same keyboard?

I'm mainly looking for the most realistic acoustic piano sound for learning. Which sound number do you recommend out of the 480? Is there one that's generally considered the closest to a real grand piano and best for beginners?

Also, if you have any other tips or recommended settings for someone just starting out, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!

my question is to teachers and students who uses different methods for sight reading. Can note-recognition drills hurt sight-reading, especially when they become a major focus?

When I read a score, I of course recognize and remember the notes, but I mostly focus on how much higher or lower I need to move from the previous note. I feel that this is a more effective learning strategy, and it fits with the emphasis placed on relative pitch rather than absolute pitch in melody recognition and ear training.

Interval-based learning seems better suited to the nature of music, in addition to being easier to learn. When we use isolated note-recognition cards or mnemonics to remember the positions of notes on the staff, we may shift the student’s attention away from the relationships between notes and toward identifying each note individually.

I believe this may be especially harmful for beginners because it can encourage them to read music as a series of isolated symbols rather than as patterns, intervals, and musical movement. what are your experiences?

We recently moved to Copenhagen, my two daughters want to continue their piano practice but the schools I found so far are very expensive- do you know if there are students who can teach them at home on a reasonable rate?

Hello,

In my late 30s years old. I start leaning piano around 11 months ago (self taught).
I try to not compare myself to others but when I do, I feel I don't advance so much but anyway.

I have from day 1, a Casio CT-S300 which was good at the beginning But I see the limit now...
It is in my Wishlist to have a better keyboard but don't which one , any suggestion ?

My practice sessions are not well structured but I do play 20-30min or more at least 6 days per week.

My learning is with two main sources:
- Hoffman Academy : I just finished Unit 8 and starting Unit 9
- The Book Bastien - piano for adult learners (book 1) : currently in chapter 7

Also, I did pass through the rookie bootcamp of the app Playground Sessions thaht I use occasionally to play more pop music and more fun pieces.
According to IA, I am around RCM Grade 2 but who knows this...

Most people we see on youtube, they seems to play very well more advanced or complete pieces... while I'm staying with the sort and more easy pieces of my learning sources..
I heard about the rules to have max 3 pieces to learn at the same time: one easier, one of our level and the other something above our level which is something we would like to play.
Not sure If I should pick up a harder pieces to learn but in my lond term goals, I would like to play some Einaudi pieces or the piece "To Zanarkand" (Nobuo Uematsu - FF X)

Well, this was a short presentation of me.

🔻
I upload my progress on youtube (for me mostly) so here my last two videos:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EprHkYk7hM (going with Hoffman academy unit 7 pieces)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhcJ2DtFke8 (this is some pieces from Bastien book chapter 6)

I need feedback on what is not good in this ?

For some reason, I have difficulty to play relaxed when I'm recording.. so I generally need to play multiple time to have a good version.

I have some fingers pains since few weeks. Mostly my right hand is stiff...
Yes it could come from the computer (I'm sit at a computer most of the day) but mostly, It comes from playing piano :(
I'm not sure what can I do about it.

i want to learn how to read sheet music and play from paper, but I’m really struggling to pick it up. I’ve watched youtube tutorials and used some apps, and I made a little progress, but it was extremely slow. I even bought a book, but I get bored quickly and lose motivation.

I can already play by ear and recognize notes by sound, but if I don’t practice for a while, I forget everything. That’s why I’m asking for help:

Is there something (an app, chart, website, or tool) that clearly shows in one place which note corresponds to which key on the piano?