| When you are learning and instrument like the piano, | | | | Learn your scales. When you start to understand |
| there are times where you are just going to get stuck. | | | | scales, you will start to understand chords and |
| You can practice what you have always done but will | | | | progressions better. This will open up your mental view |
| notice that you aren't really improving that much. There | | | | of the piano so that you will be able to understand the |
| are things that you can do that will help you get better | | | | entire process better. There are hundreds of scales to |
| at the piano. | | | | learn. Start with the major scale and move on from |
| Start playing new genres that you have never done | | | | there. |
| before. This is important because you will be | | | | Start memorizing the music that you are playing. When |
| challenged in ways that you haven't been before with | | | | you memorize it, you will start to notice that patterns in |
| new combinations, chords, and fingering styles. Just | | | | the songs that you are playing. Sometimes these |
| play genres you haven't done and you will start to | | | | patterns repeat over a variety of songs. You can start |
| improve yourself. | | | | using these patterns in other things that you play. |
| Get into the habit of learning music theory. While at | | | | While it's hard to do at first, start trying to learn songs |
| times it can be overbearing and a bit disciplined, it does | | | | by ear. This is difficult for many because not many |
| help. You will start to recognize things in the songs you | | | | people are born with naturally perfect pitch. This will |
| know that you haven't seen before because you now | | | | start your ear training. This is an important skill since |
| understand the relationship between music that you | | | | you will start hearing the notes and the next notes in |
| didn't know before. This can open up so many things | | | | songs making it easier to play. |
| for you. | | | | |