If you’ve always admired people who can play the piano and always had a secret longing to do-it-yourself, well you can. It’s never too late.
You may never be able to rival the best of the best as a pianist, but anybody with the real wish to play will be able to indulge their passion to some level that will satisfy them. All it needs is a suitable time commitment and the determination to keep at it.
Here’s a handy checklist of five key ingredients to keep in mind as you endeavor to master this beautiful instrument:
1) Make sure you have access to your own piano or keyboard. You need to be able to practice whenever you want to and are able to. Restricting yourself to your teacher’s piano at the weekly lesson, isn’t going to be good enough. The piano is not an easy instrument to learn so ideally you should aim to practice for at least 30 minutes every day. You can’t do this if you don’t have easy access to an instrument. An electronic keyboard – ideally with at least 61 keys – will be ok if you can’t get a real piano. All the synthesizer-type keyboards will usually have at least one pretty good piano emulation setting.
2) You’re going to need some form of tuition. In an ideal world you will have a personal piano teacher who is able to coach you in the style of music you wish to play. If this isn’t possible, there are plenty of excellent multimedia tuition materials available these days such as books with accompanying CDs and DVDs and even interactive computer software.
3) Seek out advice from people who’ve gone there before you. Try to go along to piano recitals etc. in your local area and endeavor to speak to the performers and ask them for any tips and tricks that helped them along the way. This is not as daunting as it may seem because you’ll find musicians to be a friendly bunch who are only too pleased when someone shows a real interest in what they do. They’ll usually be only too happy to offer what advice they can.
4) Practice, practice, practice. Practice for as long and often as you can. Repetition is the prelude to being able to play well without even thinking about it. There is no substitute for regular practice.
5) Don’t overstretch yourself to begin with. At whatever stage you’re at with your playing, don’t try to tackle a piece of music that is beyond you. It is important that you keep your interest and enthusiasm and nothing is guaranteed to dampen this more than totally overstretching yourself and becoming frustrated as a result. Make sure that you build up the difficulty levels gradually.
There you have it. Five key things to keep in mind as you learn to play piano. Playing a musical instrument is a wonderful skill to have so make sure to keep at it.
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