| I've learned by now that there are a few different | | | | piano players - what you need is strength, agility and |
| ways to learn to play piano. | | | | dexterity, and anyone can learn that |
| One way is private piano lessons - you pay quite a bit | | | | - The musical alphabet is 7 letters - A, B, C, D, E, F and |
| of money on a regular basis, go to a weekly 30-60 | | | | G. The very middle note on the piano is called Middle |
| minute piano lesson, and learn that way. You start by | | | | C, and when you find that you can figure out every |
| learning the basics, scales, theory, and a few simple | | | | other note on the piano (this is really easy when you |
| tunes, and maybe in a year or so you are ready for | | | | lean this) |
| your first exam. | | | | - Time signatures are what determines the beat of the |
| The problem I always had with that was that it seems | | | | music. The most common one is 4/4, especially in |
| to move very slowly, and life always seemed to get in | | | | modern pop/rock music |
| the way - I had to work late, or I had to study, or | | | | - Sheet music has a treble clef (for the right hand) and |
| something else would come up. Also, I wanted to learn | | | | a bass clef (for the left hand). When you're reading |
| modern music, with not so much emphasis on classical. | | | | sheet music there are really easy ways to remember |
| I like Elton John, Coldplay, Billy Joel, U2, that kind of | | | | what note you're looking at (this was a revelation to |
| music. OK maybe you prefer classical music, but that's | | | | me and made it SO easy!). For example, on the bass |
| just me. | | | | clef you can figure out all the notes using the |
| Another way I found to learn to play piano is to use a | | | | sentences - Good Bikes Don't Fall Apart, and |
| Home Study course of beginner piano lessons. I liked | | | | - All Cows Eat Grass |
| the idea of learning at my own pace, and I found | | | | - The black keys on the piano are the sharps and flats, |
| myself really getting into it as I was really enjoying | | | | shown by the symbols # (sharp) and b (flat). Sharp |
| learning piano this way. | | | | means the note goes up by one note (e.g. C# is the |
| Some of the stuff I learned so far - | | | | black note just above C), and flat means it goes down |
| - It's a myth that people with long fingers make great | | | | one note (e.g. |