Q. I've recently started teaching myself how to play piano and I am curious as to what I should learn first. I'd also be interested in any good piano solos? Who are some of your favorite pianists to look into and do you have any good song suggestions? Please don't just send me a link to some sheet music site, I'd like a litte more direct advice. Thanks.
A. First off, if at all possible, get yourself a good piano teacher. If not...
Start with drills. Block chords, arpeggios, scales, octave scales, in every key. Perfect these, as they are the building blocks on which all music (At least all of the music utilizing the 12-tone system) is made. With these perfected, playing pieces becomes immensely easier. As for beginning repertoire, your best bet will be to purchase a song book, as it will give you a number of acceptable pieces with which to practice. I have always suggested beginners purchase "Progressive Class Piano" by Elmer Heerema (Link below). It is a very comprehensive book designed to be a tool for older beginning pianists.
As I said, if it is at all possible, and you are serious about playing piano; you need to get a qualified instructor. No book, no practicing on your own will get you to the point private instruction will.
Good luck!
How long does it take for one to learn how to improvise on piano?
Q. Alright, I really want to make my own music on the piano and I am currently taking piano lessons. She says what I am learning will lead up to improvising. She says I am making leaps in my progress. So how long does it take to learn improv?
A. All of these answers are correct...... what style are you wanting to learn to improvise? If you are just starting out, you can improvise in one piano lesson!!! (Using C major.... no black keys to have to worry about!)
Meter: 4/4
Chord progression: C---\Am---\C---\Am---\F---\F---\G---\G---
(repeat)
For an easy left hand part, try:
CGC'--\AEA'--\CGC'--\AEA'--\FCF'--\FCF'--\GDG'--\GDG'--
Then, with your right hand, improvise your own melody. Obviously, the most beginner of improvisers will feel most comfortable starting and ending your improvisation on the "home tone" or "key" which in this case is C. Whenever you improvise, you need to have an understanding of your chord progression and what notes sound "right" or "wrong" in a certain chord. This all will come down to an understanding of music theory which you will learn as you go!!!
For this first exercise, just play whatever you want in your right hand!
Your piano teacher knows you best, but I would always recommend studying and practicing your scales, arpeggios and cadences in order to have a better understanding of how music works and how improvisation works. If you are eventually wanting to improvise jazz and blues, you'll need more than just the classical understanding of theory. The blues is the best place to start in jazz improv. There are a lot of resources out there to start you on that journey! Check out anything that is published by Jamey Abersold. (www.jazzbooks.com)
Start by learning left hand chord progressions (blues progression) and then experiment by playing blues scales and licks in your right hand over your voicings in your left!
How to play piano Chords? wanna learn to play piano Chords?
Q. I wanna learn How to play piano Chords? can you suggest me any website to learn it instantly or fastly.
A. A piano or a keyboard and some motivation.Oh, and some knowledge about the piano keyboard. If you're not familiar with the basics of the piano such as the piano keys names look up for it in the beginner piano course.
Are you now familiar with the piano keys names? Then let's go!
What's a chord really?
A Chord is a combination of at least three notes which gives us an impression of a sound.
The chords are named after the big letters of the ABC. The different Letters state the basic note of the chord and according to the symbles next to it we can tell which we should press in order to produce that specific chord we're looking for.
When we play a sequence of chords we play the HARMONY of the whole song.Later on, after we'll learn to form different chords we will talk about the rules of harmony. Or in other words, how each chord is related to the other.
In our lessons we're going to learn about chords in two levels. The intuitive level and the theoretical level.
In the intuitive level we will try to form the chords by ear according to the nature of their sounds.
In the theoretical level we will see how the chords are built in a logical manner.
Combining these two aspects is the real and ultimate way to learn to play piano chords.
In the basic piano chord lessons we're going to cover four main chord types. We'll begin with the Major Chords. Then we'll learn about the minor chords. Afterward we'll discuss the diminished chords and finally we'll talk about the augmented Chords When we're through with that we'll learn to createChord Inversions and we'll end-up with learning to read and play slash chords.
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