Q. I'm 15 and I have a musical background in playing the violin. About how long would you say it takes to be decent at the keyboard or piano (meaning you could play just about any song with practice)?
A. I have been playing piano for 18 years. I suggest you learn piano instead of keyboard.
If you can play piano, keyboard is piece of cake - not true vice versa.
To be 'decent':
1. Practice everyday.
2. you need to STRENGTHEN your fingers (scales, chords, variations) before playing any piece.Took me good 8 years for this boring crap - but eventually pay off.
3. Play from easy piece then progress gradually to more difficult ones. Master a piece (incl. memorizing) before moving to the next one.
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How hard would it be to learn piano?
Q. After having played guitar for almost 6 years? I have suddenly gotten interested in the piano, and am wondering how hard it would be to learn?
A. any second instrument is either to take up, simply because a whole lot of skills - which are applicable to any instrument - have been developed.
guitar and piano have benefits - firstly, you'll be used to thinking in chord patterns. likewise, in piano, often the left hand utilises these chords. secondly, the right hand often takes the melody, so is often more rhythmically distinct from his own melodic pattern - just like the right hand in guitar plucks the strings.
in other words, you're off to a head start. if you want to see how you fare, try teaching yourself before you get lessons. discover chords on the piano. discover what variations you can have (playing one note in the chord after the other in a sequence, or doing an Alberti Bass pattern), and try picking out melodies with your right hand --- then work out what chords go with them.
What is the easiest way to learn how to really play the piano?
Q. I've always been impressed by people who could sit down at a piano and start playing, without or without sheet music. Even more impressive are people who can improvise on the spot and create their own unique variations of any song. I want to learn how to play the piano like that. Do I need to start with formal piano instruction, like learning how to read music? Will I need to study music theory? Or is there an easier way? Any suggested resources would be great! Thanks.
A. I've been playing piano for many years and started composing songs for the last 3 years.
From my experience, to be able to sit down and play with sufficient technical skill and without sheet music - and even improvise, you need to :
1. Get a 'CLASSICAL' piano teacher and start learning the classical way - bear with the technical side in the beginning (playing chords, key ladder etc) and do this everyday (and i mean it) to strengthen your finger muscle and get the flexibility and the feel of it.
2. Practice everyday and learn pieces gradually (from easy to more difficult). However, you must excel the piece before moving onto the next one. This means playing by heart and not looking at the sheet
3. After you obtain enough skill to play good pieces, start playing pieces that you like. Also, listen to any music as much as you can and try to guess what key they are playing, feel the dynamics, tempo, and so on.
4. From there, continue playing and don't forget to practice everyday. haha. if you have the talent, you will get there eventually.
You can believe me or not, but those are the things that have made me what I am today. Had to put up 7 years of boring technical skills. You can listen to my playing and few of my songs on my website http://pianoismyfriend.com
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