Author Topic: Learning Piano (Read 8886 times)

ruler501 · « **on:** December 26, 2012, 11:06:14 pm »

I got a yamaha keyboard for christmas because I have been looking into learning the keyboard. Right now though my family has some money/time troubles so I can't get lessons. Is there any free online courses or good ways to learn from home to play piano?
I know how to read music and find where notes are on the piano I just can't really play anything right now.

Sorunome · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2012, 11:10:57 pm »

sorry, I don't know any sites, but good luck with learning the piano! Music is something wonderful

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2012, 11:17:14 pm »

There are some tutorials/lessons on YOutube, but I don't know how good they are. Over where I live there is a place that gives paid piano/guitar lessons, but I don't know if videos are as reliable.

_Nicco_ · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2012, 04:17:57 am »

I'm taking a Piano/Keyboard class at school and all we do is sit and play through a book that they provided for us. I seem to be learning alright. You should probably head to a music shop nearby and pick up a beginners book.
The book that we use is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Basic-Adult-Piano-Course/dp/0882848321">Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course</a>.
We also use a theory book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Basic-Adult-Theory-Piano/dp/0882846353">Alfred's Basic Adult Theory Piano Book</a>.
I think I've been learning alright and the teacher doesn't really teach much so I've just been learning from the book.

I have a guitar and I kinda want to learn to play but it's So Hard!
I used to play alto sax in band so I can read music pretty well but guitar is just tough to learn. I also haven't really actually tried though.

Anyway good luck on learning to play.

turiqwalrus · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2012, 05:21:08 am »

Well, like most instruments, one of the most important things here is to practice. A lot. Every day, for at least 20 minutes, if possible.
Aside from that, I'd take Nicco's suggestion, Alfred's is pretty good for beginners.

(I haven't had any formal piano lessons in more than 5 years, though, so feel free to ignore me >.> )

Keoni29 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2012, 05:33:03 am »

I practiced a lot. About an hour a day since a year or so. Never had a lesson in my whole life. I admit: I'm not a great keyboard player, but yet again: I did teach myself in only one year.

ElementCoder · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:23:02 am »

Never really got to playing the piano, but I do play guitar. And like the others said, it takes practise and a lot of it. I've tought it myself without a teacher, just by practising half an hour to an hour a day (I admit it has gone down a bit though

). If it is of any help, what I did was looking up scales etc. and learn them, then try to vary on them with my own ideas. Just looking up songs you'd like to learn (don't start too hard) helps too.

Keoni29 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:23:40 am »

I usually play a lot of videogame music

ElementCoder · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:25:28 am »

Mario themes go especially well on piano imo

Yeong · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2012, 08:07:17 am »

Practicing with the songs that you already know is probably the best and fastest way to learn to play instruments. Also this is bit silly but knowing that piano keys are in order helps a newbie a lot, since u daid u can alrerady read a note.
EDIT: However, it's best to avoid something hard like this at the beginning

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Keoni29 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2012, 08:58:05 am »

I cannot read notes. I just play from memory.

ruler501 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:05:13 am »

I can read notes and scales since I have played tuba and sax music before. I can play the c and g scale on piano I guess I'll keep working on that. I don't do very well working with both hands though. Are there any good ways to practice getting my hands to work independently?

epic7 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:41:10 am »

When I started, I relied on this site for sheet music for a while
It's been the first result for "free piano music" for at least the past 8 years

And perhaps I'll dig through my technique books and try to find something for ya

nikitouzz · « **Reply #13 on:** December 27, 2012, 12:40:20 pm »

If you want, you can use "synthesia" there are more examples on youtube. synthesia is an amazing logiciel which allows look partition...
check this :

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2012, 12:56:53 pm »

As a digital audio workstation (or DAW ancestors like Music 2000) user since over a decade, I am not used to reading notes and scores, so in my case I guess to know the piano keys I could just number them or something like I saw somewhere once. That said, even then, in DAW softwares, keys aren't even numbered with C, D, etc, so that might not be that useful in my case. My best bet would probably be playing from memory and practicing a lot, and check for tutorials on how to place my fingers to be comfortable or less at risk of messing up.

Also nikitouzz this looks nice, but I hope beginners don't start with that song as example (except maybe the very start lol)...

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