Comments on: Im teaching myself how to play piano!? http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano Piano Teaching Tips, Tools and Resources Mon, 03 May 2010 15:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jack Herring http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano/comment-page-1#comment-1321 Jack Herring Sat, 01 May 2010 12:41:59 +0000 http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano#comment-1321 There are many levels of playing the piano. Most of us who have paid our dues find it laughable when someone approaches learning the piano in the way you are suggesting. I say laughable, but it is also very sad because you are setting yourself up for failure. There are numerous "superduper, quick and easy, skip the hard parts and no more boring practicing" piano methods out there. Some boast by saying they will have you playing 'Autumn Leaves" in your first 30 minutes. I hope you realize that this is not really playing the piano. Playing the piano is like "Martial Arts". If you want to learn a martial art, you do not take one semester of Karate and then say"Now I know Karate". No, Karate is something you keep practicing for the rest of your life. It becomes a way of life. The piano is very similar. I have been playing for over 50 years now and I am still learning. My teacher is considered a Master Teacher, she only takes advanced students and even she still has a teacher because we all need someone to stay on top of us, to keep us sharp, otherwise the tendency is to become lazy. Learn the right way, get a "Qualified" teacher and get started. Time is precious, don't waste it. Shoot for success.<br><b>References : </b><br> There are many levels of playing the piano. Most of us who have paid our dues find it laughable when someone approaches learning the piano in the way you are suggesting. I say laughable, but it is also very sad because you are setting yourself up for failure.

There are numerous "superduper, quick and easy, skip the hard parts and no more boring practicing" piano methods out there. Some boast by saying they will have you playing
‘Autumn Leaves" in your first 30 minutes. I hope you realize that this is not really playing the piano.

Playing the piano is like "Martial Arts". If you want to learn a martial art, you do not take one semester of Karate and then say"Now I know Karate". No, Karate is something you keep practicing for the rest of your life. It becomes a way of life. The piano is very similar. I have been playing for over 50 years now and I am still learning. My teacher is considered a Master Teacher, she only takes advanced students and even she still has a teacher because we all need someone to stay on top of us, to keep us sharp, otherwise the tendency is to become lazy.

Learn the right way, get a "Qualified" teacher and get started. Time is precious, don’t waste it. Shoot for success.
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]]> By: petr b http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano/comment-page-1#comment-1320 petr b Sat, 01 May 2010 12:20:59 +0000 http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano#comment-1320 I'm sure you think you are. There are sites for learning the basics of reading notes, certainly something you shouldn't have to pay much for if you were studying. Immediately after that, you will be wasting oceans of your time 'getting it' when you could be progressing rapidly if working with an instructor. Wrongly learned things take forever to unlearn. There is a physicality to playing an instrument which need understanding and supervision, or that sense-memory becomes deeply embedded too, and if that was incorrect..... Learn to read notes before you make that appointment for the beginner's lessons. It is the one thing you can give yourself without much worry of later having to undo it and begin again. best regards.<br><b>References : </b><br> I’m sure you think you are. There are sites for learning the basics of reading notes, certainly something you shouldn’t have to pay much for if you were studying.

Immediately after that, you will be wasting oceans of your time ‘getting it’ when you could be progressing rapidly if working with an instructor.

Wrongly learned things take forever to unlearn. There is a physicality to playing an instrument which need understanding and supervision, or that sense-memory becomes deeply embedded too, and if that was incorrect…..

Learn to read notes before you make that appointment for the beginner’s lessons. It is the one thing you can give yourself without much worry of later having to undo it and begin again.

best regards.
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]]> By: Fernando R http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano/comment-page-1#comment-1319 Fernando R Sat, 01 May 2010 11:45:59 +0000 http://www.sharppianoteacher.com/piano/piano-teaching-tip/im-teaching-myself-how-to-play-piano#comment-1319 That sounds cool! ANd well Good Luck with that<br><b>References : </b><br> That sounds cool! ANd well Good Luck with that
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