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How I did it: My mother is an accompanist and I used to take piano lessons when I was younger and I thought it was something I liked to do. I quit because of school, but now I have pretty much decided to get back into taking piano. I have an upright piano in my living room and I sat down with some of my old music books and began practicing again. First with scales and arpeggios and then with simple music until I felt like I have managaed to gather back… Read how I did it…
How I did it: The piano is my favorite instrument, so why wouldn't I want to play? I enrolled in a piano class at school. It was an 18-week course but I put in some long hours. Repeating a lot of songs at home for the family-- they hated me! LOL! For the final, I played the song I longed to learn: "Smile" written by Charlie Chaplin Read how I did it…
How I did it: Asked my mum if i could learn an instrument, she said yes so i decided i'd like to play the piano. She called a tutor and i went to lessons every Wednesday after Primary School, then my teacher said she was moving to London, so i got a new teacher, after 2 years with that teacher, i'd got nowhere and wasn't doing very well so i got another teacher who put me in for theory and practical exams and now i can play pretty much everything.… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I took piano lessons from my childhood to my late teen years (around 10 years).I practiced often, as much as possible I did it everyday. I went to my teacher at least once a week.Hanon was a very useful exercise book. I think it really helped me gain speed and develop firm fingers. My usual drills include scales and exercises from Hanon. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I taught myself at the age of 5 and have been playing beautifully for 11 years mostly off ear. Like, 80% and then reading is 20%. And even then, I improv xD Read how I did it…
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idsallute is studying
done it since i was 6 yrs old till i was 11, then…..we moved!
never took it again for 4 years until last year…Imagine i had to repeat it all over again. Now i finished the first bit of grade:1 (with of course a tutor) but not the whole grade…yet! and haven’t had an official exam for it…yet! But here’s the thing i want to start to learn it alone since i now know the basics.
wish me luck!
And then there was four ... electricity, magnetism, and love. The only 3 types of magic that exist
so I can’t just give up on this one. Theres a piano tutor on craigslist offering lessons for 30 bucks an hour, and it’s like, man, I know I spend more money and time than that drinking each week, why not take a little of it an put it towards learning to play the piano, right?
So I think I will. The person offeing the lessons is only 19, which is kind of weord, but they lis there credentials and I mean, hey, if they know their shit then they know their shit. Plus they’re putting the money they earn towards college (or at least so they say…lol) so I mean, how can I not do this? I gotta. So I will. First though, I need a piano. Time to go scouring the clasifieds for a free one, hi ho!
And then there was four ... electricity, magnetism, and love. The only 3 types of magic that exist
to throw in the towel on this one. I’ve always realy wanted to be able to play the piano, I just absolutely love the emotion that comes through it. However, I have many many things I want to accmplish in my life, so as a result I just don’t see this one being plausible, there’s just too much work to be done, so sadly, it’s time to put this one to bed. Fortunately, there is a never ending wealth of piano music already created, and I can always turn to that to soothe my soul when it need soothing, even if I’m no the one striking the keys. Perhaps in my next life. Until then… :)
Grace_Lorraine is grading papers
always wanted to walk into a room and see a piano and be able to sit down and play at least one song.
o0jenny0o stuck in a rut
so…i’ve never taken any formal lessons before but i’m working on learning. i’m using books, websites (youtube), and anything else i can to help. right now i’m working on the song comptine d’un autre ete l’apres midi by Yann Tiersen. it’s my favorite song on the piano and so far i’ve learned the first part. not much progress but i just started two days ago.
-jen
Over the past year or so, I’ve gotten it into my head that playing piano would be fun. I’ve always sort of wished that I could play. I don’t have any music background, so this may be a steep hill for me to climb, but I’m pretty excited at the prospect of learning to play. I will start lessons later this month.
I am working on the dynamics today. I like this piece. I looked it up on the internet and found a cool Japanese? video that is set to this piece. I also looked at other people at various levels of mastery playing this piece. You can learn what to keep and what not to do by listening to others. I love music today.
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whitefoxx1990 asks,
“Im not very good,well, havent really tried anything yet, and i need something to practice. If anyone knows a good site qwith tutorials or can give me lessons online, it would be greatly appeciated, for im short on cash and parents wont pay for lessons.”
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lockstl asks,
“I am 26 and I feel like it is too late to start learning. What are your thoughts on this? Also, how many hours a week/month are we looking at if one is serious about learning?”
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