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What's the best way to learn to play piano?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:26 pm
Tutor?
App?
I inherited an upright. I played saxophone until college but am 39 now and probably couldn't read music for shite anymore.
What's the best way?
App?
I inherited an upright. I played saxophone until college but am 39 now and probably couldn't read music for shite anymore.
What's the best way?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:31 pm to OhMy
Between an app and live teacher I would think teacher...
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:33 pm to OhMy
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What's the best way?
You're right at the cusp of what I would say is the teacher versus youtube/app divide.
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I played saxophone until college but am 39 now and probably couldn't read music for shite anymore.
You can probably pick it (music reading) back up pretty quickly - of all the musical instruments in the world, it's going to be a challenge to play piano without being able to read music - particularly learning to play in your middle ages.
So, spend some time relearning how to read music - work on some easy songs in C and go from there.
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 6:00 pm to OhMy
Not to be an arse, but practice is the real answer. If you've played an instrument before, then you already possess the raw knowledge necessary to read music. Find a YouTube video to fill you in on the piano basics (which keys correspond to which notes of the scale; standard hand positions), and either purchase or look up online some beginner pieces. Then just start pounding away. It will come.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 6:30 pm to TheTideMustRoll
You're not being an arse; your post provides valid insight.
Posted on 1/8/17 at 8:54 am to OhMy
I taught myself the basics by just sitting down with some YouTube videos. Then I sold the piano, that was given to me, like an idiot and wouldn't be able to play a thing now. It took a lot of patience.
Posted on 1/8/17 at 1:17 pm to OhMy
Scales, scales, and more scales. Learning how to move your fingers on the keys in the proper manner will help out tremendously once you start reading music efficiently.
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