Q. I want to learn piano and I was wondering: Will having a background in guitar help with learning?
A. You'll know how to read music, how different notes sound, the counting and other basic technique. You would also probably know what notes the chords and scales are (unless you only memorize the frets). Once you learn fingerings and where the notes are on the piano, you should playing better than someone who doesn't know guitar. There is a different way of playing and you have to get used to it. But, I say that it will help. But learn to play what you want to play first.
Is it possible for a person to become a musician without knowing how to read notes?
Q. I have this friend who loves to play the piano and she knows how to play well, but she absolutly refuses to learn notes and she makes up all her own songs (which actually sound quite difficult). Are there actually accomplished musicians who don't know how to read notes? I was just curious.
A. Yes, there are many accomplished musicians that play by ear. Meaning they have "an ear for music" and can sit at a piano and literally pick out the song they are listening to or from memory. On a guitar that process is a little more difficult because the guitar has definite fingerings that have to be followed in order to make chords. Recently on AI, I believe it was Brooke, played the piano by ear, she doesn't read music, and I heard her play songs that she learned on her own without knowing how to read the chart. It definitely requires great talent to do that.
How much does piano help with guitar?
Q. I've played guitar for seven years, and I'm taking up guitar. About how long does it take to get really good at guitar, and does being pretty good at piano help with learning guitar?
A. If you have 7 years of piano under your belt you probably know more music theory than most guitar players ever will. You will also benefit from the fine-motor control/dexterity that you have developed. If you have practiced with a metronome then you should have good timing which will also transfer nicely. Learn a few basic chords-G, C and D for songs in G and A D and E for songs in A. There really is no substitute for time spent with the instrument and the fingerings will not translate. Guitar is harder on the beginner's Left hand (if playing righty, opposite if'n you're a southpaw) but your nerves become desensitized fairly quickly and then the callouses start to develop. It is irrelevant whether you start with a pick or fingerstyle but after a while try the other as both styles produce effects the other style really can't match. Once you can make the changes and keep your rhythm going you're ready to tackle other keys and to get your barre chords down. Do not be intimidated-there's an old joke you might find encouraging: how do you get a guitar player to turn down? Put a chart in front of him. How do you get him to turn off? Put notes on the chart. With 7 years of piano you won't have those problems and using only your left hand to make chord shapes will be easy. Last tip: more than half of playing guitar involves muting the unused strings-let your fingers touch the strings next the ones you hold down; it might seem like poor technique but it actually makes the guitar sound better and the shapes easier to hold and play-Eddie VanHalen often uses only part of one finger and no one can say he can't play. You'll be fine. Getting good can take as little as a month or as long as a decade-depends on your criteria and your self-discipline and how much time you can devote to practice. Give yourself permission to be terrible, take the time to actually tune up every time you play and you won't be bad for long. Cruise the web for resources-there's a lot of material to help anyone learn to play.
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Title : Will having a background in guitar help with piano?
Description : Q. I want to learn piano and I was wondering: Will having a background in guitar help with learning? A. You'll know how to read music,...