| If you aspire to be a music composer, the best | | | | the whole piece. |
| instrument you can start with is perhaps the piano. You | | | | For beginners, the best key to use is C. the best |
| can get a used but functional piano in cheaper rates | | | | meter is 4/4 and the best notes are whole notes, half |
| than the newer ones. It may not be the simplest | | | | notes and quarter notes. If talented enough, you can |
| instrument, but you can always start simple with it. The | | | | surely compose a good piece even with these simple |
| level of expertise required to play a piano can vary | | | | notes and keys. You can gradually shift to more |
| greatly. Even beginners can compose a pleasing piece | | | | complex notes. |
| of music without learning every note. Once you are | | | | Try not to write or play a very lengthy piece. Eight |
| done buying a piano and other accessories such as | | | | meter is just about okay for a new beginner. Continue |
| piano lights you like, the real deal begins. Under a piano | | | | practicing that. |
| light, you have to practice a lot. It demands serious | | | | Learn to use the pedals too although it is not |
| ambition, passion and will to learn any kind of music. | | | | always necessary. Sometimes you can do great |
| This is one instrument that can give you gradual, but | | | | without it. Still, you can use all the pedals to create a |
| more in depth knowledge of music and composition. | | | | dramatic effect in your piece. It is all about learning and |
| However, there are few little things that can easily get | | | | experimenting. |
| a beginner agitated. This is not because most people | | | | Usage of expression marking can also complicate |
| lack the patience it requires, but perhaps because they | | | | music for a beginner. Dynamic, crescendos staccato |
| miss the little points that are very crucial to understand | | | | dost and other expression markings can be used but |
| before beginning lessons. You can call them the bits of | | | | do not overuse. |
| playing a piano. These tips wont necessary help you in | | | | Playing adjacent notes is easier and simpler than |
| learning or composing music, but are enough to help | | | | intervallic leaps. Trying difficult things and not being able |
| you over come any difficulty that you might be having. | | | | to achieve them can reduce your interest in playing. |
| Let us take a look at these tips: | | | | The tempos to be avoided when writing beginners |
| First of all, the hand positions: the best position is to | | | | music are allegros and the presto. |
| place your thumbs on middle C, or C and C octaves | | | | Search on internet for music sheets for beginners. |
| position. In the middle C position, both thumbs are on | | | | Playing practice from music written by other |
| middle C. The notes available to you in such position | | | | composers can really help you in enhancing your piano |
| are C D E F and G on the right and C B A G and F on | | | | playing skills. |
| the left. Completely avoid changing the position during | | | | |