September 26, 2011
WIs There A Best Way To Learn The Piano? Part 1
If you’ve ever tried your hand at learning an instrument before you’ll realize there are a big heap of different things to learn and its not just as straightforward as learning the right actions.
Piano isn’t any different, there’s so many things you’ll need to learn, whether its how to read music, learn piano notes, picking up the rhythm or feeling of a song or getting the speed and timing right.
There’s a number of different ways that you can master the piano, so we’ll be taking a look at the different approaches you can take as well as their benefits and drawbacks.
Learning From A Book
Learning from a book is seen by some as the ‘traditional way ‘ of learning to play any instrument. I have heard of numerous people who had to sit in front of their piano and read their lessons and learn to play the set pieces repeatedly.
There are benefits and disadvantages to this approach.
The benefits are that after you get a book, you own it. You do not have to pay weekly installments or ongoing costs.
You can use the book at any time, its never unavailable so you can just pick it up and start practicing when you are ready or it suits your plan. No set times, it might be early in the morning or late in the night.
Sounds good right? But there are limitations to the book.
Books contain a specific quantity of information. You might come across an issue that isn’t covered by the book. Or you might want to learn some music that isn’t in the book. In this case, you are going to need to go to somewhere or somebody else to find out what you need to understand.
Also a book does not encourage you to keep going, cannot tell if you what a song should sound like or if you are playing a particular piece correctly.
So you have to take those things into account.
In the subsequent article, we’ll be looking at the benefits of DVD’s and teaching yourself.
Until then, keep at it and remember to practice!
Doctor. Anthony Fernando is the creator of the well-liked piano software “Piano Is Fun which helps children and adult beginners learn to read piano notes. Visit his site to learn piano notes quickly and easily.
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