Q. This will be my very first piano purchase. I'm into piano music a lot and wish to learn it. What brand is good and what I should be looking for? Is it hard to learn to play the piano? Can I learn to play the piano on my own, by listening to music or learning from a software that I can purchase? I heard people can just learn by the chords.
A. There are so many piano brands out there. You could choose either an electronic piano or an acoustic one.
I really appreciate your interest in learning about pianos. I love listening to piano music. I used to play. Leaning piano is not difficult. You can get thousands of learning resources on the internet.
I would like to recommend you to choose a piano manufactured by Baldwin - a superb company with experience of over 100 years. However, you must like its sound look.
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What is the easiest way to learn bass guitar?
Q. I am going through extereme financial difficulties, but i love music...i can sing and me and my boys wanna start a band, but they want me to play bass as do i. I can buy a bass and amp but i have no money for lessons, so how can i learn how to play?
A. It really is about how seriously you want to be taken, whilst bass is generally seen as an easy instrument its far from it. Depends on how hard you want to go into it, to play alot of rock/punk is pretty basic for the most part (hard would be considered for eg Led Zep).
here is my self-created article on why lessons are better
alot of people i see here post things such as ''i taught myself piano its easy''
let me say any instrument is easy (&these are most likely the ramblings of people who have only played guitar a few months), but to properly play it & understand what the heck your doing (this helps your creative process when writing your own stuff or just in general) is another different matter.
i could be taught to recite out 10 basic piano tunes, but give me the likes of Mozarts music & ask me to use certain techniques that are heard on piano. i would fail (as would all the people claiming ''its easy'' on their respective instruments)
the problem with teaching yourself guitar (or any instrument) is that alot of people give up they get frustrated. (supposedly 90% of self taught musicians quit)
also alot of people can ''play'' guitar, ie bang out a few songs & intros eg starirway to heaven. But there is a notable difference heard between a self-taught guitarist playing a song & a trained guitarist.
guitarists are a dime a dozen, everybody plays guitar (heck i play guitar) however a decent guitarist is hard to find this is where you can benifit from lessons as most people don't take lessons.
Lessons are definitely a great idea, a teacher can show you techniques & correct you. i still get corrected over things i do at my lessons.
alot of the internet resources aren't that great, again it is alot of amateurs with bad technique posting who started out similar to you, or looking to make a quick buck.
every music autobiography i have read (& i read quite a fair bit of them as i LOVE music) the guitarist/any instrument, has gotten lessons at some point.
there are a rare few virtuoso (ie talented) people who didn't get lessons but even at that they start practicing with other people who have got lessons & learn off them.
As somebody said those ''guitar for dummies'' are great, however that is as a side tool to reference to. not to just teach yourself, at a glance you learn the basics but when you study those books they can get quite complicated & a teacher can clear any questions you have.
a teacher also encourages you to practice & gives you set goals.
Don't get me wrong you can learn by yourself but if you are in any way serious about wanting to play music & want to get to a good level, i'd DEFINITELY suggest lessons. Also alot of people seem to start their music career out on guitar as it is such a famous instrument & lots of people own guitars in some form. Don't be suprised if you feel like quitting guitar because everybody plays it after a few months it happens to alot of people, it doesn't mean you aren't musically talented.
PS try not to ask people to give you the chords to a song, its better if you can work them out yourself it creates an ear for certain notes. however make sure what you are playing is correct.
PPS: i read here an answer off somebody who was in a music college, she roughly said ''the teachers would cringe when they heard that a new 'self-taught' musician was coming to the colllege, because the teachers all knew he/she would have to be retaught due to them having bad technique''
Rory Gallagher- Walk On Hot Coals (ROCK, the 5 minute solo isn't as good as the ''irish tour'' solo, but jesus christ this rules & it highlights the bands chemistry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709KHLppvOM
''Rory's death really upset me. I heard about it just before we went on stage, and it put a damper on the evening'' Jimmy Page (Led Zep)
Will playing piano help me out if i ever want to switch to bass guitar?
Q. Ive been playing piano for about 3 years now, im really looking into getting a acoustic bass because i LOVE the sound it makes.
A. Playing the piano will help you learn ANY other instrument,
you learn scales, chord progressions etc
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