Q. I am 15 & going to teach my self to play piano but I don't want to buy a piano for 1000 until I start learning.I want to play music like justin bieber,selena Gomez,ariana grande etc. (pop music)
So what keyboard would be best to learn on???
& any good books I can learn on??
A. Okay.
You have to get a keyboard with at least a 61-key manual layout. Best because of the range spread, and providing a good 5 octave coverage.
This will be useful to learn basic piano, cover most anything in music and as well give plenty of entertainment value for the next few years at least.
You must get to a music store, piano dealership or GC to personally try out any digital keyboard they may have in stock.
Having to buy anything over an Internet music instrument dealer is a bit risky, in not having the opportunity to see, feel, play and hear what you are really getting. Never, go by advertising or even product reviews which can be misleading, or even bias, as items can be a 50-50 chance of something going wrong after you receive them.
Look for the brands: Casio; Kawai; Korg; Samick; Williams and Yamaha for their products and units of from the 61, 76 and even full 88 (piano) digital keyboards. Try them out. Even, have someone with you who is already a player, to help in the selection.
Expect to pay from $150 - $300 (really) for your first keyboard.
Never buy at a retail outlet as Walmart, Sears, Best Buy, Costco, Target, etc. as these units are low grade and even 'refurbished', or returned units being resold. Why the 'bargain' sales prices. Even, Toys-R-Us.
Beginning, self teaching, piano and keyboard courses are sold at the stores you are getting any keyboard. Particularly get a book on piano chords (left-hand accompaniment, bass and rhythm) and as most music books already have melody (voice) staff layout for piano.
There are plenty of examples in learning aids that come in CD, DVD and complete series of learning materials and courses. But it is only based upon personal interests, quality time and disciplines to get into these systems of being self taught.
All short of proper lessons, but great to have good reference material for any serious beginner.
Is it to late to start and learn piano at age 19?
Q. Is 19 at the age of old dogs can't learn new tricks stage?
I heard some say that our brain stop developing at a certain age(12?) So it would be alot harder now if i didn't start learning at a really young age.
I always wanted to play piano really. . . but I guess I was a bit to lazy and wasn't really motivated enough. Now I sort of regret it back then.
A. While it's harder to learn piano at a later age, it's not impossible. I'm 19 and I started taking piano in college for credit. The only previous experience I had for reading notes came from a computer program called "Music Ace" that I had to complete in two years at my high school. I learned to read notes exceptionally well in high school and because of that, piano came a little easier at first. Now I'm learning things about diminished and augmented chord qualities and it's a little harder now.
If you can keep at it and practice at least 20 minutes every day, you can learn piano. You might not be as proficient at someone that's been playing since childhood, but you'll still become a very decent player at the end of your lessons.
Best of luck!
How can I teach myself to play the piano and write songs professionally?
Q. I am a teenage boy and I was wondering how I would go about teaching myself the piano and how hard it would be. I have had piano lessons for 2 year in the past when I was about 9 years old, and until recently I have been working on pianos in school for small projects so I know the basics pretty well, however I want to be able to play Professionally so that piano comes naturally to me like a real musician,, instead of learning little easy songs online and taking ages to figure out each chord etc. I'm not necessarily interested in Classical piano playing, but I would like to be able to play the piano well so I can write modern songs more easily and to a high standard.
Is this achievable without the help of a tutor? How long would it take for me to become of a decent standard and how much time would I have to put into it. I know it's not just going to happen overnight, but if I put for example an hour or more per day of learning the piano, how long would it take for me to become naturally able to play well? Would it take several months? Maybe Years?
To make this clear, I do not want to be a massively perfect classical grand pianist virtuoso, but I want to have the ability to write my own songs easily and at a high quality instead of struggling to play the right notes and turning my song ideas into pathetic little melodies, simply because I currently lack the skill to play my song ideas exactly as they are in my head.
How would I go about learning? How long would it take?
A. While you already have a lot of comments, I want to make a few things clear that might not have been emphasized.
I DO think that what you're asking IS achievable, but it's not the sort of thing that will come quickly. It's a several-year process that requires constant work.
My advice is to focus on developing a skill called 'audiation'. Reading music probably isn't the most useful skill for what you want to do - don't get me wrong, it's an invaluable skill to a musician, just not nearly as relevant as using your ears in your context
Practise learning songs from listening to them rather than using tutorials or sheet music.
Start with the melody, then add the bass.
Start with songs that you listen to a lot, and know quite well. When you listen to music, try and hear whether the chords behind the melody are major or minor.
The more you do it, the better you'll get at it, and eventually, you'll be able to add chords.
Remember, getting good at this type of learning takes years.
If it's something that you haven't done a lot of, it can be frustrating, but there are interval training apps out there, or chord recognition apps that can help.
Obviously, there is no substitute for private lessons, but I would recommend finding a contemporary tutor, or a jazz tutor - someone that understands the skills you're trying to develop.
keep in mind that while i think this kind of training might be the most useful, ALL musical insights that musicians learn, formulate the way that they play.
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