Q. So i'm interested in learning piano. I was curious about how long it would be before i could play anime songs or other jrock/jpop songs. Not necessarily by learning to read music, but by watching tutorials on say youtube. I could easily invest at least an hour of practice a day.
Well actually I may decide to learn sheet music at some point so that i can play songs for which i can't find videos
Ohh and is 61 keys enough for this type of playing?
A. Learn your major and minor scales and within minor scales are also harmonic and melodic minors, pentatonic scales and diminished and augmented chords as well. 61? No, try getting a piano with 88 keys.
Learning piano/keyboard chords, Tips?
Q. I'm trying to learn all of the piano chords, & i heard about "Rhythmic Patterns" and from what I understand, its like, all the chords you play have the same keys for every variation, ex. C major & C minor both have C,E,G & as long as you play those keys, even if the keys are "Cb,E#,Gd" Its still a C chord. So, as long I can remember 'all C chords have the keys C,E,G and nothing els' I now all the chords basically, Right?? <---- If this confused you sorry. :/
A. Hi,
What it means is that you can learn "Rhythmic Patterns" keeping your hands within the same keynote range. In other words, what you need to do is learn "Chord Inversions" so you don't have to move your hands all over the keyboard.
It's better to learn the rhythmic patterns playing the same chords and then try 2 or 3 chords and gradually keep adding new chords.
Hereâs a statement that you usually wonât find in courses teaching beginning piano for adults: âOne of the easiest and fastest ways for you to play piano is to learn chordsâ. Once you learn a few basic chords and the melody notes for the right hand, youâll be on your way to play the songs you enjoy. You can start by learning a few basic chords well.
Here's a site where you can download a free chord chart, and also another link for more information.
Learning Piano Chords?
Q. Where do I begin? Majors? Is there a good free site which has pictures included?
Would it be good to learn scales before chords? Or after?
Thanks in advance
A. I was taught to play piano classically and I'd say if you want to be able to sightread and play classical pieces of music then there's no substitute for learning the scales. It was boring as anything but it'll stand you in good stead when playing piano generally because you'll already know the key signatures/fingering.
However, I know some other types of piano-playing particularly jazz and blues (and to some extent I guess rock) are built more around chords. This method is also supposed to be a fast-track method to learning to play? So if you're wanting to learn more for fun - to play around with songs or maybe write your own then maybe you don't need to know the more "correct" fingerings.
There's plenty of websites out there doing this kind of stuff but be warned a lot of them are trying to sell you something.
I've just had a quick look and I think this is my favourite because it shows you all the variations and how they should sound: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
If you prefer videos this is kind of basic but shows you exactly what you're doing and what fingering etc.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/464_basic-piano-lessons-chords.htm
I think the normal order would be to learn them in the order of fewest sharps and flats so starting with C, G, D, A and F majors and A and D minors. (look at the ABRSM syllabus for the order they teach the scales: http://www.abrsm.org/resources/pianoComplete0608.pdf)
I think if it was me I'd learn both at the same time, so start with a basic scale like C major, and then learn the C major chord at the same time - maybe playing around with some of the variations a bit too.
I'm sure some other people will disagree though and if you're already familiar with music theory or play another instrument pretty well you can probably skip the scales. Or if you're not too serious about piano and doing it just for fun by all means learn the chords.
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